Re: Connecting Rod Alignment?

Posted by wades_shed On 2008/4/10 7:06:04

Scott,
Looking at your pictures of the rod inside the piston, it seems that the wrist pin bushing is central in the con rod. I have just done a rebuild of a 34 and a 35 standard 8 and I don't know if these engines are exactly the same but in my case the bushing is not centralised and there is a difference between the 1,3,5,7 rods and the 2,4,6,8. I can't remember which is which but it would be obvious when you look at the rods when fitted. One set has the bushing flush with the rod on one side and projecting out the other side. The other set is the opposite. With this arangement the bushinging is centralised in the piston even though the rod is not. This is the way these engines were when I took them apart. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to show you, but if I find any thing that I can photograph I will post it for you.
Wade