Quick Question On Con Rod

[MJTru]

Hi when assembling the connecting rods which way would the bearing locks be placed to the exhaust side or the intake side.??? I cant remember as its the only thing I forgot to mark on the rip down of the motor.

[blind_elk]

All I can find in my workshop manual is to "align conrod bearing retaining notches and install (left side)"

Presuming "left side" when looking at front of engine.

[MJTru]

Is that looking at it from the from right side up. Cause its on the engine stand right now, but I can spin the motor so im assuming front right side up.

Please can anyone conform this.

[r32-25t]

The piston going in the right away around is more important unless your rods have oil squirters

[GTSBoy]

Is it not the case that the oil hole in the top half of the conrod bearing goes on the same side as the lump on the top of the big end? (On stock rods that is).

[r32-25t]

The bearings only fit one around in the con rod so that automatically happens

[MJTru]

Ok I looked at a video of an rb build in japan. The bearing locks need to be on the oil filter side period.

It is good practice to put things back the way they came out I would guess. Because parts are build which that in mind.

To make sure im right ill look at an rb20 I have with the oil pan off and confirm.

Bearing locks on the oil filter side.

[MJTru]

I have people questioning my abilities to assemble a rod to a piston. But I am not percect. So I ask knowing I might be wrong.

So in saying that I can either assemble a connecting rod 2 ways. Having the bearing locks facing the oil filter side or the exhaust side.

So if I got a con rod that has manley brand name facing one side of the h beam. I can have some facing backwards to the flywheel side and some facing the crank pulley side. I like to keep things all the same as removed. So as simple as this question may be I challange anyone to bring the solution to this simple issue to light.

Thanks