I'm about to rebuild my engine, (first time doing it) and I wanted to know if I really need to buy the dial indicator to check the wear on the housing. And if so, does anyone no where I can get a good cheap one?

 

You can check the wear on the irons with a straight edge and a set of feeler gauges. For stepped wear, if you can catch your fingernail, it's too much.

Housings are checked for flatness with a straight edge and feeler gauge. It is a LOT more difficult to actually measure the eccentric wear of the chrome surface but a simple visual inspection will give you the condition of the chrome.

 

Thanks...

 

and u will also need a dial indicator to set the end play a very important part in the rebuild

 

You can use a feeler gauge between the flywheel and rear iron. You just need to shim it with a chunk of metal.