Vitara Wrist pins into Eagle rods
 

I'm putting vitaras on eagle rods and the wrist pins wont go thru the rod ends smoothly..

Now i know u can do the heating and the freezing to make em go in but this is supposed to be a full floating setup so the heating wont be a good idea after it settles down and hug eachother tighter than my penis and a teenage vagina.

Am i missing something? was i supposed to get different wrist pins? bore out the rod end?

Thanks in advance

Re: Vitara Wrist pins into Eagle rods
 

Is lube part of your process?

Re: Vitara Wrist pins into Eagle rods
 

go to the part store and buy a brake cylinder hone its like $7, put it in a drill and hone like .002 from the inside of the rod. works beautifully.

Re: Vitara Wrist pins into Eagle rods
 

^^ i just did that, took some swirls and it fits perfectly now. YIPPYYYYYYY

Re: Vitara Wrist pins into Eagle rods
 

??? ??? ??? ???

I was unaware you had to do this. what's the difference between this and heating it up? what would be the problem with heating it?

Re: Vitara Wrist pins into Eagle rods
 

Sounds like you got some fucked up rods.

Re: Vitara Wrist pins into Eagle rods
 

eh, i had to do it on mine too. No biggie really imho.

Re: Vitara Wrist pins into Eagle rods
 

If you heat up the rod and install the pin, it will seize in there when the rod cools and it won't be a full floating setup as required.

Machining is often needed on the rods to handle aftermarket pins. A brake cylinder hone does the job nicely.

Re: Vitara Wrist pins into Eagle rods
 

If you live in the ghetto, sure.

Yes, it gets the job done.

No, it's not the right way to do it.

Re: Vitara Wrist pins into Eagle rods
 

interesting... mine slid together nicely even without any lube