On 4/21/2011 6:14 PM, Glenn Franco wrote:
> I just tore down a club members 74 TR6 engine rebuilt by the Roadster
> Factory back in 2002.
> It appears that the circlip that holds the wrist pin (gudgeon pin) in
> position was not seated properly.
> Looks like they did a nice job on the rebuild, but the wrist pin
> hammered the cylinder wall and I need to overbore the cylinder or
> sleeve it.
> Have any of you experienced a failure like this.
I've had a wrist pin clip come loose before. It happens. Not
necessarily the fault of the builder, especially after nine years.
Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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