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Old 02-20-2008, 09:35 PM
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zipper06
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Originally Posted by hink
One other area to look at is the pin bore clearance ith the pin end of the rod and also the pin bores in the toe pistons maybe tight as well causing some un needed rocking.

We have seen alot of shops that don't check pin bores in the pistons that cause problems.
Right on Carl,
a lot of todays pistons run to tight pin bores and donot consider pin distorion which causes excessive piston wear. A lot of them consider .001 clearence enough with thin pins which causes bind and excessive piston wear.

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