[TR] Wrist Pin Fit

Tony Drews tony at tonydrews.com
Tue Feb 17 18:32:01 MST 2009


Sounds fine, no need to worry.  The wrist pins in my race car move 
pretty freely in the pistons.  As long as you have the clips in the 
end to keep them in place I don't see an issue.

- Tony Drews

At 07:24 PM 2/17/2009, Bob Nogueira wrote:
>Okay guys, have been assembling my TR-3 engine without a problem until now.
>In assembling the rods to the new pistons ( 87mm AE pistons and liners) the
>first three had pins that were a light tap with a hammer to install into the
>piston. The last is more of a one finger press to insert. Once in place the
>first pins are fixed and do not move but the loose one can be made to rotate
>with a little effort. Should I start looking for another AE piston or will
>this loose fit be okay? IF another piston is needed where would I start
>looking?
>
>Thanks for any advise
>
>Bob


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