Stupid me, Bad size rod bearings own me(update)
Well I was told by someone that it would be fine to use a standard size medium(green) bearing on the connecting rods, well my build went good, I got the engine fired up for the first time today.
The engine runs but now I have that ------- clanking sound from the bottom end, tomorrow I'm going to pull the oil pan and the cradle and read the rods and crank to see what exact bearings I need. then I'll take a bus to honda and get the right parts. ---- this is gonna cost me an arm and a leg. oh well lesson learned. |
Re: Stupid me, Bad size rod bearings own me.
you didnt spec it out with plastigauge? :o Somtimes the "green" bearings will work, but it all has to be in spec, ideally you should spec out each bearing on each rod and main
Edit: your lucky you didnt spin a bearing... that woulda really messed up stuff |
Re: Stupid me, Bad size rod bearings own me.
Originally Posted by accordepicenter
you didnt spec it out with plastigauge? :o Somtimes the "green" bearings will work, but it all has to be in spec, ideally you should spec out each bearing on each rod and main
Edit: your lucky you didnt spin a bearing... that woulda really messed up stuff Plastiguage is only used to determine if an existing bearings should be replaced on an old motor, what I need to do is read the crank, read the rod and get the proper color bearing. |
Re: Stupid me, Bad size rod bearings own me.
Plastiguage is only used to determine if an existing bearings should be replaced on an old motor, what I need to do is read the crank, read the rod and get the proper color bearing. |
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When I was repairing my D16Z6 a parts store clerk at a Honda dealership told me I could use the green bearings on all rods because the difference is insignificant. Luckily I did not. If that was true why didn't the manufacturer installed all green bearings ???. I found out they don't stock the other colors and that could be why he recommended all green >:(. It might work in some engines but I would never recommend it.
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Re: Stupid me, Bad size rod bearings own me.
if you started it up and you heard clanking. you definatly have rod knock. which probably spun a bearing and messed up the rod and the crank. so if you havent taken it apart already i wouldnt just go buy bearings to see whats going on. even if it was a brand new motor you built from the ground up doesnt mean you cant spin a bearing when you first start it up ::)
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Re: Stupid me, Bad size rod bearings own me.
u fucked ur crank guaranteed if u had a real knock
while ur at honda get the list price for a crank also :-X |
Re: Stupid me, Bad size rod bearings own me.
Always..... Always plastigauge your bottom end if you are replacing your rods, crank or putting in a new set of bearings.
The only time you can kinda look the other way is if you replace every bearing with a brand new one that is the exact same on each journal. Remember some halfs can be a green/yellow or brown/green combo. Thats why its important to see what comes out of the engine and keep them together. If your ---- is knocking right from the getgo.. eh, thats ugly. Just hope that journal is ok, dont expect it to last to long :-\ |
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two questions: 1) what is the name of tool that takes off the bottom rod cap. they are a bitch to take off. any help
2) since my crank was shaved and lightened it has the mark 10/10 on it. my buddy says that the crank has been balanced 10 over 10. so im not that wooried about that as much but about how do i figure what size bearings. i was given .025 but they seemed to tight? how do i measure the crank for the right bearing. and yes i know this should be in a differant forum. but since this engine spun a bearing i felt it ok. |
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i took engines in wyotech, but lemme get this straight for when i rebuild my vg30dett, i dont wanna spin the crank and fuckup my eagle rods... so you measure the crank with a micrometer on each journal, record all of that, check it all with spec, if its in spec then i use the regular size rod bearings.. then i put them in with plastiguage, torque it, check it to spec again, and if everything is in spec, then its good to go? thats how you do it right?
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