[Bricklin] AMC Rod Bearings

[John T. Blair]

At 04:37 PM 5/2/2009, Greg Schroeder wrote:

 >Without the piston rods attached the crank is really smooth.  After 
adding each
 >piston it got a little tighter.  I went ahead and installed the 
remaining pistons
 >last night and lubricated everything well.  Then tried to move the 
crank today
 >and I was able to move it.  When installing the last four pistons I 
pushed them
 >up and down the cylinder before tightening them down.  I believe 
the new rings
 >just needed to be compressed for a while to allow it to move.

Greg,

Glad to hear you're making some progress.  Did you run a ridge reamer and
glaze braker through the cylinders?

John
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