by Eddie » 13 May 2008 13:27
Thanks Drew, Ian, I forgot to tell you guys, the rod bearings must be chamfered on the sides that face the crankshaft fillets or counterweights. Why? Because the radius of the rod journals at the ends of the CW will interfere with the bearings and this can possibly ruin your day if installed wrong. These rod bearings are pre-chamfered by the supplier but I will check the turnover torque once assembled. It should NOT bind at all and have adequate clearance. The main bearings should snap right in. Another check is the piston pin to con rod small end, there should be some slight clearance there as well, and the rod side clearance should be pretty tight, maybe .015-.035,(between the rods on the big end at the rod journal), if it has a larger gap than that it will throw too much oil around, especially on the cylinder walls even though the factory cylinder squirters are omitted on these and most H-Beam I beam performance/race rods.