Matt Liggett wrote:
> List,
>
> I got new ARP rod bolts for my 1275 rebuild. Some of the old rod bolts
> required a bit of banging to get them out. Now, I can only fit 2 (of 8)
> new rod bolts into their bores with hand pressure. It is clear that a
> portion of the body is wider in order to securely locate the 2 halves of
> the rod to each other.
>
> Should it be this difficult to fit the bolts?
>
>
MattThe rod bolts are a bit difficult to fit, stock or ARPs.
I would not recommend the temperature trick, I use one of them hard plastic
hammers (service tool 18g-101) and a piece of wood to drive in the rod bolts
Hope this helps.
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