At this time, the men who are reinforcing standard connecting rods for competition engines don't agree on the cause of rod failure that involves bent or broken shanks.

THE paper is limited to a discussion of the factors governing flow of the lubricant through the crankshaft and connecting-rod bearings. Apparatus for measuring the flow is described, and the fact that ...

Either the connecting rod length must be shortened or the pin height on the piston must be shortened to compensate for the added length of the crankshaft arm.

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14. With the rod in place, we rotated the crank until resistance was felt. We then used a yellow grease pen to mark the block where it was contacting the connecting rod.

2019 Honda Odyssey. Honda Crank pins, also known as rod bearing journals, are where the connecting rods are clamped over the crankshaft.

About a quarter of a million 2016–2019 models are under recall for a connecting rod defect, including the Pilot, Odyssey, Ridgeline, and Acura TLX and MDX.

So although carbon-composite connecting rods provide purpose in theory, they still need a bit of time and development to be perfected.

The voluntary recall and stop-sale involve popular models like the Chevy Silverado, Cadillac Escalade, and GMC Yukon with engines that can lose power or fail.

For the uninitiated, a connecting rod is a part found inside the engine that connects a piston to the crankshaft; a V8 consequently has eight connecting rods, while a four-cylinder has four.