[Fot] Rod bearings

[robert bownes]

Bah!

Real racers work so late they fall asleep under the race car. (That's my
true story)

Back to the subject at hand, I rotate the crank around until the piston in
question is at the bottom of it's path and tap on the cap as someone else
suggested.

The tricky replacement is the crank bearings. Push those out with a Popsicle
stick pushing on one end.

iii


On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 11:18 PM, RACER BUD <budscars at comcast.net> wrote:

> Oh...and....Since you are an 'Unwashed Mechanic'...You're already on top of
> the world...Work on that Tr so late that you're too tired to think about a
> shower...Don't worry about the grease on the pillow from the oil puddle that
> your head rested in!..Funny..but true...
> RB
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Blake" <rblake36 at yahoo.com>
> To: "FOT" <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 7:12 PM
> Subject: [Fot] Rod bearings
>
>
>  Unwashed shade tree mechanic in need of advise.  Am attempting to replace
>> the
>> rod bearings on my TR4 with minimal success.  After loosening the nuts I
>> attempted to push the piston up off the crank using the wooden handle of a
>> mallet placed against the meaty part of the piston where the wrist pin
>> sets.
>> No movement. Yes, I actually did pull the plugs first!  I was reluctant to
>> beat it too hard.  Checked the archives for previous posts on this issue
>> but
>> found none.  Appreciate any suggestions.
>>
>> Bob Blake
>>
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