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Old 10-18-2014, 01:16 PM   #52
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Default Re: Ideas for vibration problem in 59A

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Originally Posted by Kube View Post

From what I can read between the lines, the shop in question does not seem to grasp the thought about the rods wearing on the big ends.
My rods were reconditioned to this extent: They were, of course, removed from the engine along with the pistons, cam shaft, and valves to clean the engine. The "big end" that I assume means the end that connects around the crank shaft, were all trued by machining the mating surfaces to reduce any oversize inside diameters so that the rods could then be machined to match the new bearings.
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