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marvinstanggts
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how hard is it to change the rod bearings and how much do rebuilds go for and doesany body no any good shops to go to in the southbay
Posts: 53 | From: san jose | Registered: Jul 2007
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Curt
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getting to them is hard. changing them is easy.
Here's why: our cars have a double sump oil pan, and that pan is straddling the k-member. (heh)
You will either have to raise the engine enough to pull the pan or remove the k-member, the good news is that when you get the pan off the bearings pop right off.
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Posts: 866 | From: Monterey/Rocklin | Registered: Nov 2005
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turbo50
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Originally posted by marvinshields:
how hard is it to change the rod bearings and how much do rebuilds go for and doesany body no any good shops to go to in the southbay
Sleezing a rod bearing is just not a good idea for any high perf. application. For a daily driver like a saturn or something, then ya.
I know tons of folks have gotten away with murder when it comes to stock shortblocks out of forged piston roller motor 5 point slows but I wouldnt go through the headache and work to sleeze a rod bearing in.
Unless you have only started it a couple times and maybe driven it at part throttle for a very short time, you are probably going to need crank work and maybe a rod resized.
Just too cheap to pick up a used short or longblock nowadays. I see them go from 250-500 and run perfect.
BUT if you insist, it can be done with some time, emery cloth and a new bearing. It is also a total bitch to get a torque wrench up in there even with the pan totally out of the way.
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Posts: 7606 | From: Discovery Bay, California | Registered: Apr 2006
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92stangLX
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If you spun a rod bearing there could be other damage to the motor as well.
IMO, you are better off pulling it out and going through the whole thing.
Posts: 5302 | From: San Francisco | Registered: Sep 2003
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kingmoochr
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if your motor is making noise due to a bearing, replacing it is impossible.
Posts: 881 | Registered: Jul 2005
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93grbrGT
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Your better off pulling the motor. I just went through this when I helped a friend with "some strange noise". Crank didn't look to pretty......
Posts: 165 | Registered: Mar 2006
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Curt
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might as well buy a good used shortblock from Ford Sale, Ive seen them run from $200, or take this as an opportunity to build the 347 of your dreams! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Posts: 866 | From: Monterey/Rocklin | Registered: Nov 2005
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