Replacing Crank bearing, piston question?

[Bosko5.0]

Do I have to remove the heads to replace the crank bearings or can I just unbolt the piston rods and push the pistons into the cylinders to get them out of the way. That way I don't have to mess with the valvetrain.

The engine is from a daily driven 95 gt

 

[rj95svt]

You can do it I am about to do this myself. I have an engine that had a bad balancer on it. And even though the bearings are not bad I am gonna replace them anyway.

 

[revhead347]

Not easily. Usually the pistons come out when you pull the crank. It's a real pain in the ass to do it in the car.

Kurt

 

[rj95svt]

I rolled the bearings into my engine today. It is very time consuming but is not all that hard. On the mains you just push on the bearing opposite of the lock side and the spin the bearing out. Just do one at a time and make sure everything is clean. Also be careful not to scratch the crank. I just used a screw driver to push the bearings out but was very careful not to touch the crank with it. Spinning the crank will also help spin the mains out if one doesn't want to come out.

Pm me if you have any questions. Good luck

 

[Bosko5.0]

It worked out pretty good. The engine was on a stand.

 

[rj95svt]

yeah mine too, I have got mine ready to go into my car now I have just been waiting on a good day to drop the motor into the car.