LOUD knocking...
If it IS a bad bearing it seems cheap....
http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...vid=3&pcid=115
Is that too good to be true? is there more involved than just replacing the bearings?
http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...vid=3&pcid=115
Is that too good to be true? is there more involved than just replacing the bearings?
The bearings themselves aren't expensive, it's all the other 'stuff' that goes along with it. To drop the oil pan, you've got to seperate the motor from the k-member to be able to drop the pan. You're looking at a lot of work.
It honestly sounds like a lifter. The squeal could be the belt tensioner, it's a common issue with our cars.
Before you start running the car with half of the top end off, drain the stinking oil and see what's in it. It's quick, easy and could tell you a lot. Take a sample and send it out to have it analyzed. That will answer a lot of questions. A spun bearing will put a lot of metal particulates into the oil that will show up in an analysis.
You're really going about this wrong by trying to start the car with parts of the top end taken apart.
I have the ARP header bolts. The locking ones stage 8 if I remember the name correctly. THey haven't moved an inch.
As far as my plan from here, I'll drain the oil, and take off drivers side valve cover. As far as I can tell all the rockers/push rods from passenger side are fine. i'll do the drivers side this week once I get some time. I'll let you know what I find on the other side top end and the oil.
Where do I take the oil to get it analyzed? I'm going to put it in an open container so I can sift through it.
As far as my plan from here, I'll drain the oil, and take off drivers side valve cover. As far as I can tell all the rockers/push rods from passenger side are fine. i'll do the drivers side this week once I get some time. I'll let you know what I find on the other side top end and the oil.
Where do I take the oil to get it analyzed? I'm going to put it in an open container so I can sift through it.
Get your oil analazed at bobistheoilguy.com
As far as lifters go you'll have to remove the intake manifold and valley plate below the intake manifold to see if you broke a link between a pair of lifters. I guess being that the motor has been run fairly recently check to see if you have excessive slop in one or more of the pushrods, this to me would mean that the lifter collapsed, I actually have a friend with an 02 SS with a broken lifter spring (internal spring) and it sounds awfull, but I wouldn't call it rod knock.
As far as lifters go you'll have to remove the intake manifold and valley plate below the intake manifold to see if you broke a link between a pair of lifters. I guess being that the motor has been run fairly recently check to see if you have excessive slop in one or more of the pushrods, this to me would mean that the lifter collapsed, I actually have a friend with an 02 SS with a broken lifter spring (internal spring) and it sounds awfull, but I wouldn't call it rod knock.
