Re: Mixed up rod bearings D'oh !
Mix and match all you want it's not a problem..<br />CLEAN - CLEAN - CLEAN as mention above the only thing that critical is the rod caps... they have to stay as a unit... as they are cast in one piece, frozen, then broken appart... no two break the same.. so they have to be kept together...<br /><br />I like to count out the bearings for each rod and stack them in groups... it's easy to forget and miss putting one in... Unless you are sure that the rod bolts have never been over torqued buy new ones... I re-use rod bolts some times but I will never use any that come from a motor that some one else might have put a wrench on the rod bolts... They WILL fail if over torqued....<br /><br />I like to do my assambly as follows...<br /><br />Put the first piston in<br />Install all the bearing and snug the rod bolts with a quater inch drive rachet. "snug" <br />Spin the shaft and watch the cage, it should rotate as you turn the crank...<br />Feel for any tight spots...<br />Loosen the rod bolts 1 turn...<br />Then do the next one... etc.. etc..<br />After you are sure they all turn freely go back to the first one.. pull the rod bolts... Put your locktight on em and torque to spec.. rotate the crank and make sure the cage still turns and there are no tight spots.. continue till you get to the last one...<br />DO NOT over torque the bolts..
