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DAVE RUSHTON (Engines)

Specialists in Engine Reconditioning

Con Rod Reconditioning

  • Produces a round and straight honed in all aspects equal to or better than manufactures new rods
  • Keeps rod inventory to a minimum, enables us to give over-the-counter service on customers' own rods
  • Honing units for complete rod reconditioning diameter range of 1.450" to 4.700" (36.9-119.4 mm)
  • Ensures top pin fitting precision

 

The operation to correct the ovality is to remove the cap, Machine both the cap & the rod faces to make the housing undersize. The rod housing is then honed out back to the manufactures spec or better. By using the specialized Sunnen equipment the centre line remains the same to +/- 0.0005" The thick red line to Zero on the gauge is the tolerance, usually 0.0005" depending on engine manufacturer.

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Rod housing is -0.005" across width Rod housing is +0.001" top to bottom Rod housing is now size & round