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Bush aluminum rod

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Want to know has anyone bushed an aluminum rod, with success? I know it can be done, but will it last in a hi-po environment.
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Yes
Remove bushing and measure the small end of rod ID then call PPPC and get a replacement based on your size requirements.
You need the pin end to be round to start with so if thats not stretched out of shape then get a set of replacements from the
rod manufacture and do them all.
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These rods have never been bushed, need bushings to size for different pins. Never seen aluminum rod bushed before.
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"Never seen aluminum rod bushed before."

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Is that a steel cap on an aluminum rod in the last picture?
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Tom Walker wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:56 amIs that a steel cap on an aluminum rod in the last picture?
Yes. [cough]British engineering[/cough] And Pauter once made aftermarket rods that way...
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The Brits can do some very interesting engineering. :D
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dwilliams wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2019 12:56 pm
Tom Walker wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:56 amIs that a steel cap on an aluminum rod in the last picture?
Yes. [cough]British engineering[/cough] And Pauter once made aftermarket rods that way...
I guess why not? There are engines with iron/steel main caps and aluminum blocks and vice-versa..
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I agree, should work fine in most cases.
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