Just bolting the turbo block to box to today and by chance found there was loads of play in the small end of number two piston, i made the fatal error of using the old shells with the new pistons i bought and the rods out my other mg block, should have realised there might be a problem as the old assembly was knackered (rod cracked, piston melted). Is it possible to use the N/A small end shells? As these were brand new! Have stuck them up in the loft at the moment, so to save me dragging it all out, does anyone know?
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mini_me
, Dec 03 2005 06:54 PM
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Leonard
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Posted 04 December 2005 - 01:40 PM
do you mean big ends? i thought the little ends were press fit
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Posted 04 December 2005 - 02:33 PM
yeah my bad, to much writing not enough thinking!
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Posted 04 December 2005 - 02:39 PM
when you say 'play' do you mean axial or radial??? There is always a little radial, but should be NO axial...
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Posted 04 December 2005 - 02:53 PM
axial play, i know it should't be there, cant see how i missed it. it looks like there's a surface fracture on one of the shells. probably done when the rod went.
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