[MBradbury]

HI,

Many thanks to everyone who responded.

The concensus appears to be that everything should be ok. I ommitted from my original post that if you push and pull on the conrod there is zero movement. I recognise that is a good sign. Maybe the lateral movement amplifies the illusion of rocking, but if I am honest with myself there is still a radial feel to the play.

One useful piece of information I gathered is that I don't have to split the case to perform the plastigauge test. However, if the test were to fail I would have to bite the bullet and undo the work so far. My decision is to go ahead and continue i.e. finish the short case assembly and perform the piston deck clearance checks. I will order a couple of rod bolts and perform the plastigauge check on one of the conrods for peace of mind before going to the next stage..

Regards
Mark Bradbury
1983 911 SC (3.0L to 3.2L shortstroke in progress)
1988 Carrera 3.2 (insurance writeoff, will be a 2.7 RS lookalike one day)