ARP Rod Bolts

[eckoxl]

I have a set of APR Rod Bolts and went to have them pressed in and the shop said that the holes have to be enlarged in order to fit them. Is this true?

[SappySE107]

No. Not the first time I have heard this nonsense though

[eckoxl]

Whats the best way to get these in? What kind of press?

[SappySE107]

Doesn't matter, just a press.

[eckoxl]

Like this one?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=30999

[blowns10]

I reallly doubt you need to actually enlarge the holes, according to ARP thay are designed as direct replacements for the original rod bolts. I have not used them but will use them when it's time for an overhaul!!. Late.

[eckoxl]

Cool. So I have a couple more questions

1. Will that press work?
2. Do I have to get them honed? Ive read that it messes the bore up.
3. Basically how do I install them? lol

[SappySE107]

That was a vice, not a press.

Have what honed? Have a shop install them and if they say they don't fit, find a better shop install them.

[pocket-rocket]

This is a press:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=33497

It's the same one I have too.

[95Grand-Am]

When you have the rod bolts changed you should have the rods resized, thats what the engine shops normaly recomend and thats what I have always had done.

[geldartb]

This is a press:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=33497

It's the same one I have too.

i have the same press but the 6ton version. bought it at a swap meet for $25 so i cant really complain.

[SappySE107]

I have the rods cut and resized as well when I have ARP bolts installed.

[eckoxl]

So when I drop them off, I should say I want the bolts installed and have the rods resized and cut? And what does it mean to cut them?

[blowns10]

having the rods resized means to bring them back to within the OEM specs and as for having them cut....i don't really know the answer to that, maybe it means cutting them where the parts meet (the rod and the cap)? I've never heard the term "cut" in the machine shop?. Maybe someone can explain.

EXAMPLE:
A ( )----- B

In this illustration part A is the cap and part B is the connecting rod, and in the middle space, for illustration only, is where the two meet and the bolt holds the two together, maybe the part where they meet has to be "cut" because it may be warped and just needs to be true again (Straight, Flat)

Maybe I'm wrong but that's my 2 cents. Late.

[eckoxl]

Thanks for all the info guys! They are at the shop as we speak!