Engine rebuild underway !
What is the collective experience and advice with fitting needle bearings to the big end of the rod. After placement and nesting the bearings in the complete circumference would there be any gap before first and last bearing? I'm using bearings that seem to measure in a range of 3.27 mm to 3.30 mm. Is that to much of a range?
Finally after rod is fitted to the crank and bolts torqued, how much lateral movement is acceptable?
I hope I'm not rehashing something already discussed but if so I could find it.
Wicker F
Newtown Square, PA
What is the collective experience and advice with fitting needle bearings to the big end of the rod. After placement and nesting the bearings in the complete circumference would there be any gap before first and last bearing? I'm using bearings that seem to measure in a range of 3.27 mm to 3.30 mm. Is that to much of a range?
Finally after rod is fitted to the crank and bolts torqued, how much lateral movement is acceptable?
I hope I'm not rehashing something already discussed but if so I could find it.
Wicker F
Newtown Square, PA