<VV> Removing piston connecting rod caps and journal care

[Charles Lee]

Good idea to turn the crank with loosened cap bolts to pull the caps off, 
but my heads are off so there's no suction to accomplish that at this point.

I tried tapping the joint between cap and rod in the direction of the cap, 
but was afraid it might impact / damage the journal or bearing ?

This worked on #1 & #3, but not on #5 (so far) which is stuck tight (but 
turns OK).

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kevin nash"

 I like to loosen both nuts on the cap,
> then finger tighten the nuts so that both are just short of bottoming out 
> on the cap, then
> rotate the crankshaft slightly so as to "push" off the cap. Then finger 
> loosen the nuts another
> couple of turns and rotate the crank again, repeat the process until the 
> cap is off. As long as
> the cap remains level, it wont bind on the bolts, and the cap will usually 
> come off smoothly.
> if the cap starts to rock (tip to one side), simply tighten the nut on the 
> high side slightly, re-leveling
> the cap. No, it is not the fast method, but it does work well and will not 
> ding, damage or score
> anything, and doesn't require buying any more tools.

> Kevin Nash