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Old 08-11-2013 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by honda237
Few quick questions, I did a tear down on my engine and found what seems to be a lot of play in the rod and crank pin, I measured my pin as 4.85-4.90 and my rod as 5.05-5.07, would you say it's time to replace the rod? This engine saw dirt at one point so wouldn't shock me if it needed a new one.
Also when I went to pull the crankshaft out, I also got the rear bearing, but it won't come off the crankshaft. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the help.
That crank pin is toast... Anything under 4.93 is getting to be to much slop, even with new rod. My opinion....
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