i have a 1994 honda civic hatch with a 1.6L vtec does anyone know if i will have to pull my engine block to replace these bearings

 

You will have to pull the rods out to replace the bearings. You do not neccessarily have to pull the motor out of the bay to do so however.

-Shane

 

ok i found the solenoid do you think i could get to the rods from dropping my oil pan

 

You can see the crank/rods with the pan out, but I doubt you will be able to take the rods out without taking the head off.

-Shane

 

Why do you need to take the rods out to put new bearing in? If you need to pull the rods for some reason to get to the pistons then your gonna need to remove the head.

 

everyone that i have talked to told me that i need to replace the crank when a bearing goes bad

is this true

or can i get away with just replacing the rod bearings

 

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is this true

or can i get away with just replacing the rod bearings
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they are true. Anytime a bearing goes...99% of the time it ruins the surface of the crank. Putting new bearings in with a bad crank journal will just make the new bearing fail pre maturely.

You can however change rod bearings without pulling the head...just dropping the oil pan and being careful. However, if you did spin a rod bearing, etc, you'll need to pull the crank- pull engine, tranny, and main caps off...and get resurfaced or new crank