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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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I bet you probably know but I'll state it anyway. Don't put any assembly lube on the backside of the rod bearing(can cause spun rod bearing) or too much on the face(tight tolerance).
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 10:57 PM
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I didn't know that but I do now. I'll just do what the shop manual says.
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Originally Posted by aaddpp
PS, one more tip I'd come across in my reading was to wrap the end of the rod when dropping the piston in to avoid possibly damaging the cylinder walls. No idea if this is common practice, but figured I'd toss it out there just in case.
I used pieces of rubber hose for this. The bolts will score the crank also without the covers. Gunar
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 02:09 AM
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why would you take the piston out from the bottom? if you have to put it in through the top, why not just push it out the top??

what am i missing here??

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If you bend the old connecting rod over 90o, then rotate the crank around just so, you can just barely squeeze the piston out through the bottom:

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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 04:52 AM
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why would you take the piston out from the bottom? if you have to put it in through the top, why not just push it out the top??

what am i missing here??
Sense of humor!
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by mark kibort
why would you take the piston out from the bottom? if you have to put it in through the top, why not just push it out the top??

what am i missing here??
Mark

Jerry was messing with me because I was trying to do a Dwayne style write up on changing out a piston and wasn't clear about taking out the top of the block so he and Rob turned it into a pretty good joke with the photo of the piston trying to leave the bottom of the bore.
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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Is there a pic of the damaged piston showing the nicks and dings or did I miss it?
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 10:02 AM
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Is there a pic of the damaged piston showing the nicks and dings or did I miss it?
Here it is:

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Thanks Jeff, I have seen that one in the other thread. I was interested to see what it looks like out of the engine.
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Thanks Jeff, I have seen that one in the other thread. I was interested to see what it looks like out of the engine.
I'll post that tonight.
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Sense of humor!
"I have a hell of a sense of humor, dont i corporal Briggs! "
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Here is the top of the damaged piston. Only damage is on the top.
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I got the piston back today and they got it within .1g. Here is the backside. They relieved the wrist pin a bit and the piston a little.
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did they drill the oil relief holes as well?
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Yes. I posted that pic from the iPhone app with the wrist pin photo but it didn't go through. Here it is

You can see the holes and relieved areas.
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