Mudge Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Has anyone here converted to full floating pins (top o' the rod)? I'd like to know where to get the stuff for it, and hopefully part numbers to do so. This would be for an F54 rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 My local machine shop did the work for me. They bored the pin end of the rod for a brass bushing which would accept the piston pin (had to be special ordered for my pins) and drilled a hole in the top of the rod into the brass bushing to allow oil to enter, so the pin would "float" on a cushion of oil. I am not sure where to just purchase the parts, since mine had to be special ordered by the machine shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speeder Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 The machine shops I use were not able to find bushings for my rods so I sent them to JB Racing (Central Florida Race Shop) and Jim Higgs there pressed in bronze bar stock, then bored the pin holes in that, essentially building a bushing right into the rod, then drilling the oil holes. This was pretty expensive (about 50.00 per rod) so I think you should find a shop that can locate the bushings already made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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