super74 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Hello, everyone: To the point, what is the best way (without damaging connecting rods) to remove rod bolts when doing a rebuild?? Mine haven't seen the light of day since 1974 and they don't want to come out. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglist Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I used a thick piece of wood and put the wood on the end of the rod bolt and then hit the wood with a handheld sledge. It loosened them right up without damaging or mushrooming the bolt head. I had the machine shop check the rods when I had the new pistons pressed on and everything was all good. I used new ARP rod-bolts when I took them to the machine shop and they pressed those in for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zcarnut Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 A light tap with a small brass hammer has always worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super74 Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 I figured it would be something like that, but I wanted to get the input from those who'd been down this "road" before. I'm gettin' antsy to get this thing done, but I don't want to mess anything up. It's funny because the brass hammer was another tool I was considering!! I guess I had the right idea all along. Thanks again to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Any hammer is fine---they're trash once they've been torqued anyway. They are a throway part. An arbor press can be used with a jig if you're doing production removal on large numbers of rods... but otherwise properly cribbed and a smart whack with any hammer should take them right out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_hunt Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 A good way is to change them with the rod on the crank. Most people use a rod vise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super74 Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 They came out....rather easily with a brass hammer, in fact. I'm not used to "close tolerance" type fasteners, so I wasn't sure how much force was acceptable. Anyway, thanks to all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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