Rod Bearings
 

Ok, so i'm replacing mine, one took a shit on me. I'll be checking them all, but I need to know a few things.

-I heard something about the bearing cap needing to be a certain torque. Anyone know what that is?

-I also heard something about there needed to be a set up of space between the bearings or something? I need to know all of this stuff. My Dad is the one doing the work, he knows what he's doing, he just wants to be A-OK on everything. So I just need to relay all of this info and stuff. Thanks a lot guys

One more quick thing, if your bearings dump on you, will you suffer a loss of power at all?

Rick

Re: Rod Bearings
 

If your bearing took a crap, the crank will need to be polished at a minimum, if it isn't totally shot. How did you lose a bearing? Did you run it low on oil? I can double check the gap for the bearings, but I think it was .0021" - .0030".

Re: Rod Bearings
 

I dunno how it happened honestly. I wasnt overdue on an oil change, and it wasnt really low. I went over a missing patch in pavement, then it started to rattle a little bit. It happened and I caught it right away, so i'm hoping that it's not too damaged. If your crank was shot the car wouldnt start or run right?

Re: Rod Bearings
 

It would run fine until something came through the block.