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Originally Posted by mikedsilva
I'm still relatively new at engine assembly; if you went to remove the rods without splitting the case, how would you get a micrometer in there to measure the rod journals? And if you used ARP bolts, would a stretch gauge fit in there too?
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I've been doing a lot of reading on rod bolts relating to stretch vs just torque. I looked into ARP's recommendation and found that absent a stretch gauge they recommend torqueing to 40 ft lbs IIRC. This got me looking for more information and it seems in many cases where folks checked stretch, the torque is close to the spec from ARP .
On checking the journals I'm considering using plastigage. But I haven't taken the P&C's off yet so I'm doing more reading to determine the best path forward.
I know I said I was thinking of opening the case but I'm giving that more thought. I think when I get around to pulling the P&C's and then pulling the rods and looking at the bearings I'll have a better idea just how deep I really want to go.
The good news for me is that I have all winter to do this so I have all sorts of time to drive myself nuts second guessing each step that I take
