ondatrack

iTrader: (15)

I just received my new LSA rod from GM Parts Direct and I was thinking I would just install my new piston and put it in my newly honed block. I did not count on the cap not already being cracked and separated from the rod. I have searched for a while for the method to separate the cap from the rod but can't seem to find anything describing how to do it. I was hoping I would not have to take it to a machine shop since every time I take something in it seems like it takes forever to get the part back.
Is there an at home method to do this? Thanks

farmington

iTrader: (14)

that seems strange that they would sell them uncracked. I'm thinking that the big end should be machined AFTER it is cracked.

cam

iTrader: (9)

It's cracked, you just cant see it and they fit together as close to perfectly as it gets. Clamp the long side into a vice with soft jaw chucks, thread the rod bolts in slightly but not tight ( using them only to keep the cap from falling to the floor and getting damaged ) and tap the lower cap perpendicularly with a mallet, it will separate. It doesnt take much effort