small end bearings

[Barrett8]

So I just recently pressed out my small end bearings during a qd32 rebuild and recommended that I get a pro to put them back in. Having trouble finding some body willing. What's the big deal are they that hard to do. Seems easy enough??need help!!

 

[Old.Tony]

The manual shows the pins being inserted by a press. They contain a warning to make sure that engine oil is used on the pin and the small end of the connecting rod. It doesn't say anything else.

 

[Barrett8]

Thanks Tony the manual I am using doesn't have pics
I will try pressing an old bearing into an old conrod and see how I go. Thanks again

 

[lookskyward1]

You could always freeze the bearings to contract them for a few hours before you attempt to fit them. Try warming up the conrod with a gentle heat in an oven to make them expand.

 

[Nick-palmer1]

lookskyward1 is on the ball, I've seen them done like this at work, chuck the bearings in the freezer and the conrods in the oven at 100 degrees for 15-20 mins and the will be a hell of a lot easier to put in. use the same trick with your gudgeon pins.

 

[Old.Tony]

^ and that is precisely how I learn stuff. Thanks guys! I'd never have thought of doing it that way.

 

[Barrett8]

Cheers full as can't wait to try this weekend