X2. i dnt trust the socket and hammer thing bc u run the risk of possly bending the rod.Originally Posted by no mo hondas
X2. i dnt trust the socket and hammer thing bc u run the risk of possly bending the rod.Originally Posted by no mo hondas
You'll only bend the rod if you hold the rod by the bottom while you drive the pins out.
If you rest the piston on a pipe, or a deep well socket, you will not bend the rod because you are applying force in the same area rather than on the rod shaft.
I built and balanced my motor myself. I checked my rods on a marble table, with mics after removing my pistons. They were still straight. There's really no force required to put the pins back in if you do it the same way I did.