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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

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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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Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :
 
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.
 

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Posted by kingmoochr (Member # 5834) on :
 
if your motor is making noise due to a bearing, replacing it is impossible.
 

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Posted by 93grbrGT (Member # 6655) on :
 
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......
 

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Posted by Curt (Member # 6254) on :
 
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!
 

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