M-Tuned rods small end bores need honing
From the rods group buy thread:
Originally Posted by Marc@M-Tuned.com
(Post 333801)
I've installed many without needing machining.
The odd time I may see the small end needs a little clearance work when using a Wiseco wrist pin, but never an issue when using stock or some other brands of piston. Anyone else have this problem with stock piston pins? Looks like I need to have them honed - workshop manual says the difference in bores between the rod and the pin should be 0.0004 ~ 0.0011. Would it be OK to take just *one* piston pin to a machine shop and have the 4 rods honed? |
Originally Posted by JasonC SBB
(Post 503527)
Anyone else have this problem with stock piston pins? Would it be OK to take just *one* piston pin to a machine shop and have the 4 rods honed? I would take each wrist pin to the machine shop with each rod and have them check clearances on every one. Just have the shop label each so they don't get mized up. IIRC two of my rods needed honing and two did not. FWIW this was with 8.6:1 supertech pistons and supplied pins. |
This is common fair with any motor.
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Thanks.
Snowboarder, was the variance in the wrist pins or the rods? Is there a chance the big ends need machining too? |
My Belfab (same?) needed honing too with Supertech pistons (from Belfab too, go figure)
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My Eagle rods needed to be honed also.
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Its standard to get the big and small ends honed if they don't mic out. Anyone not mic'ing before installing should expect that they don't have correct clearance (although they might), and that it could kill your motor.
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my builder measured the big ends of my belfab rods to be 1/1,000 out of round. His standard is for them to be less than or equal to 2/10,000 out of round. They were five times worse than he was comfortable installing, so they were machined to within tolerance. I understand this is common with the chinese forged and US Honed rods.
It happens - thats why I paid a professional to rebuild the engine. |
Originally Posted by fooger03
(Post 503804)
my builder measured the big ends of my belfab rods to be 1/1,000 out of round. His standard is for them to be less than or equal to 2/10,000 out of round. They were five times worse than he was comfortable installing, so they were machined to within tolerance. I understand this is common with the chinese forged and US Honed rods.
It happens - thats why I paid a professional to rebuild the engine. |
Originally Posted by JasonC SBB
(Post 503602)
Thanks.
Snowboarder, was the variance in the wrist pins or the rods? Is there a chance the big ends need machining too? |
here, let me show you what happens when you ignore this......http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LCqV-xbgfGg/Sy...0/IMG_0038.JPG
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+1 on the eagles, i had to hone mine a wee bit, same with my biddies built 323 GTX. I believe the reason behind this is due to different piston companies making different wrist pin sizes, so rod companies leave the small end slightly smaller so as to accommodate these sizes. (ie:eagle rods with wiseco pistons, mtuned rods with ross pistons ect ect...)The reason the big ends dont need honing is because they are made to fit on one specific crank.
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it all makes sense now, fuck my life for over looking this before
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I thought your oil pump busted a plug and squirted oil into the engine bay?
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What piston wrist pin clearance does ETD recommend?
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