John,
The term is "Align Boreing" which pretty well describes what is done.
It makes sure the main bearing saddles are aligned and the bearings fit
well. But I have not heard the term being applied to rods since the
rods are not aligned to begin with.
Joe
John Gillis wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> Thanks as always to the very informative feed back on recent
> questions. I was talking to a mechanic friend of mine yesterday about
> the rebuild work on the TR motor. When I told him the crank was a
> replacement he suggested there may be problems with fitting this to
> another engine and perhaps the rods need to be line bored to match
> the rods. Anyone throw light on this process, and do I really need to
> take it on board.
> Regards
> John
> --
> John Gillis
> 1954 TR2 TS3618. October 1954 (ground up)
> Trinity College
> Dublin,
> IRELAND.
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