John Mark Dongon
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- Feb 7, 2019
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Stockton,
California
Ok so my mechanic was putting in my pistons today, and noticed one of the connecting rod caps had some side to side play. The rod cap would easily wiggle left and right with little force, hitting the side walls even after torquing (too much clearance) the other 3 rods was firm and wouldn't wiggle. He told me I would need a new crankshaft and didn't proceed to finish rebuilding my car. I've been reading around that its fine as long as there's no play up and down towards the journal. I know its best to get a new crankshaft but, i'm a cheap folk ok. What do you guys think is it safe?
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