would you re-use these rod bolts??
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would you re-use these rod bolts??
so i picked up a hatch with a "poor man" in it, it had a spun rod bearing.
upon inspection the one that spun was mated with some ARP rod bolts, it appears as though they were not installed correctly.
the rest of the rods were OEM rod bolts.
only the one that spun had the ARP.
there is about 1/32" gap between the base of the rod and the head of the ARP fastener.
so it appears to me that the previous owner did not take these to a machine shop/ or they installed them incorrectly and he didnt notice.
he gave me an extra set of rods/pistons.
of the extra set, 3 of them have ARP rod bolts installed, never been ran (according to the previous owner)
I have a brand new set of ITR Pistons and Rods, so should I see if my machine shop can extract these rod bolts and install them in the new set.
Or should I just leave them alone and wait for some more rod bolts to come in>??
I'm leaning towards just buying new, but if they are still good after being installed then why wait or waste the money.
upon inspection the one that spun was mated with some ARP rod bolts, it appears as though they were not installed correctly.
the rest of the rods were OEM rod bolts.
only the one that spun had the ARP.
there is about 1/32" gap between the base of the rod and the head of the ARP fastener.
so it appears to me that the previous owner did not take these to a machine shop/ or they installed them incorrectly and he didnt notice.
he gave me an extra set of rods/pistons.
of the extra set, 3 of them have ARP rod bolts installed, never been ran (according to the previous owner)
I have a brand new set of ITR Pistons and Rods, so should I see if my machine shop can extract these rod bolts and install them in the new set.
Or should I just leave them alone and wait for some more rod bolts to come in>??
I'm leaning towards just buying new, but if they are still good after being installed then why wait or waste the money.
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Re: would you re-use these rod bolts??
yeah they're about $85-$100
but I just don't see spending an extra $85 and wasting the time for them to come in when I already have the parts new just installed on the wrong set of rods...
but I just don't see spending an extra $85 and wasting the time for them to come in when I already have the parts new just installed on the wrong set of rods...
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Re: would you re-use these rod bolts??
My mistake, the gsr/itr arp rod bolts are about double the cost of a set for an ls bottom end. Still, if you are going to all the trouble to build the engine, why not spend another $70 to ensure critical parts are new. If they were installed improperly to begin with, who's to say they weren't damaged in some way. Just throwing the possibility out there.
Idk dude, it's up to you, but for something like rod bolts, I'd be spending the $70 or $80 to replace them just for piece of mind.
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Re: would you re-use these rod bolts??
You'd be better off buying new one just to insure that you are not using a faulty piece and ruining your engine. Think of them as an insurance policy
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