I've plastigaged my Eagle rods tonight. And now the rod cap will not budge from the crank!

How you guys removed yours?

 

Screw the bolts back in about 4 threads then tap the bolt head with a rubber mallet

 

Thanks for the reply. I thought about doing this actually, but afraid I'd bend something.

 

tap one side, until that side lifted up slightly, then do the other side abck and forth until you can pull them out

stan

 

wazzup Stan...see you in a couple of days

 

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I have been dying to see you earl....

stan

 

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That is how i've always done it as well, but it seems like doing it this way might possibly crush the plastigauge more since when you tap on the bolt the rod pulls down on the cap until it breaks loose....i've never had a problem though. I don't think theres another way to do it.

 

Whatch u mean Willis? SORRY, I always wanted to do that. I might dock myself a point.
As long as you tap the bolt, you will not affect the plastigage. Just don't hit the rod itself, only the bolt

 

A little bit off topic but same parts:
When you install the eagle rods in LSvtec set up, which side is the rod should face? i.e there's # on the other side. I heard the what some people saying that is "tang to exhaust" is it right? Thanks.

 

There are two tangs to hold the bearing in place on the big end. Both of the tangs should face the exhaust side.

 

Tang to the exhaust but Eagle claims that their rods are the same in either direction. So don't panic if you put in some Eagles and didn't check. This may not be true for stock and other brands of rods.

 

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Umm... this won't work. there are no thread on the cap side of the rod.

 

Thankyou Earl, now I'm not worried after all.