Rod bearing question
Rod bearing question I changed out my rod bolts to ARP Wav Loc bolts. When I took the caps off to get the ferules out, all of the rod bearings looked good. All of the bearings were firmly pressed into the caps, except one. Is this something to be concerned about? The bearing was just laying on the crank journal. I'm just concerned that if it isn't firmly in the cap that it'll spin. Am I worrying about nothing?
I considered it, but the shortblock only has 30K miles on it. I'm planning on putting a 408 in the car at the end of the summer using a different block, so I figured I'd just keep the bearings that were in there since all of them looked good. Thanks for the reply. I just don't want to put this back in the car only to spin a bearing.
Originally Posted by PAGregSS
I changed out my rod bolts to ARP Wav Loc bolts. When I took the caps off to get the ferules out, all of the rod bearings looked good. All of the bearings were firmly pressed into the caps, except one. Is this something to be concerned about? The bearing was just laying on the crank journal. I'm just concerned that if it isn't firmly in the cap that it'll spin. Am I worrying about nothing?
It wasn't hard because I have the block on a stand. I dropped the drivetrain out of the car back in October. It's going back in the car next weekend. I would imagine it's got to be really difficult with the motor in the car. Oh, and I've been spraying the car for 4 years now, stock bottom end, no problems. Was running a 150 shot last year.
I followed the torque procedure that came with the ARP bolts.
I followed the torque procedure that came with the ARP bolts.
