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The disassembly process began with us removing the connecting rod caps. When we did so, both halves of the rod bearings stayed on the crank when they should have remained attached to the rods. According to Bob Oster of B&B Performance Machine, this is a sign of excessive clearance between the caps and the bearings, and also a sign that the rod bearings were about to spin.
Too Hot To Trot: PT 2

 The disassembly process began with us removing the connecting rod caps. When we did so, both halves of the rod bearings stayed on the crank when they should have remained attached to the rods. According to Bob Oster of B&B Performance Machine, this is a sign of excessive clearance between the caps and the bearings, and also a sign that the rod bearings were about to spin.  View Related Article

 

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