I've searched and it doesnt tell me anything

i'm trying to install Vitaras onto Eagle Rods... the wrist pin slides smoothly thru the piston but wont go into the rod end for crap.

Now i know you can heat the rod up or freeze the wrist pin, but this is a full floating setup if i do the heating it'll make the rod solidly stuck to the pin after i get it thru, no good...

So is there somethin that i missed? do i have to bore out the eagle rod ends a little? WTF!

Thanks in advance

 

This is common with the Tuner Toys rods also. I just used a brake cylinder honing tool and gave it a quick couple of turns on the small end of the rod.

 

oh alright, that's somethign that's not covered... THanks man! now i hope i dont do it too much... its supposed to be free but no side to side play right? just like how it is with the piston

 

well typically you don't have to hone the Eagles but maybe you got a funky set? Regardless, its not a big deal... Just make sure to use some light oil and test fitment in small increments.

Just hone out the least amount in order to get the wrist pins to move with out much drag.

 

kk thanks

 

would it be easier to scotchbrite the section of the pin that needs to be adjusted? iow, if i don't have access to that size hone.

i'm writing this at 5 in the am so forrgive me if that doesn't make sense...

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i think all of my rods are a bit tight... if i scrub down the wrist pins then they'll be too loose for the piston

 

I took mine to the machine shop and had them do it, its a simple procedure. Just honing out the rods a bit.

 

i think i got my brake cylinder honing tool at sears. its a small 2 prong type.

 

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I had somewhat of the same problem with my wiseco's but it was the piston itself that had to be honed slightly to fit the pin properly.

Most machine shops will charge about $40 for this.

 

its like a 10 second job per rod with a $7 tool. just DIY.

 

i think i have one of those honing tools, hopefully mine's small enough to fit.

 

KKK as an update for those after me... I used the honing tool... if u get a three prong one it wont work, only the two prong ones would fit in the small end of the rod... cost me 10 bucks at Sears... give it a nice whirl and fit it in. THanks for the help guys!