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JWL · 12-03-2015, 06:03 AM

Rub the rod bores with some 400 grit and they will be good. There is a cushion of oil between rod housing and bearing surface. The rod surface should never be in solid contact with the bearing surface. If the oil is not present something else is wrong.

12-03-2015, 06:03 AM	#9
JWL Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fitzgerald, Georgia Posts: 2,204	Re: Reconditioned 37 rods Rub the rod bores with some 400 grit and they will be good. There is a cushion of oil between rod housing and bearing surface. The rod surface should never be in solid contact with the bearing surface. If the oil is not present something else is wrong.