Splasher Connecting Rods

50C8DAN
50C8DAN Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Is it possible to install splasher 6 or 8 rods the wrong way such that the dipper is not splashing the oil correctly?

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Yes It Is Possible Also The Off Set On Rod Shaft To Bearing Journal Is Different There Are3 Off Set One Way And 3 Offset The Other For Proper Installation Most Rods Were Stamped With The Cyl Number On Rod And Rod Cap, Bill Albright
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    You won't go far if the rod is the wrong way round! The bearing will soon run dry, overheat and self-destruct. You cannot put say, a No. 1 rod backwards on to No. 1 crank, because of the offset, but you could put a No 3 rod backwards onto No. 1. Conversely, you could put the cap on backwards. Normally this would cause some sort of bind, particularly on the earlier rods which were not precision bored like the later ('38 onwards), but may not necessarily. The numbers are stamped on the same sides of the rod and cap, so you would have to either blind, dumb, or both to make this mistake.

    Geoff.
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