A simple typo to make. I'm sure you meant ".0012" and ".0014".
On the ARP bolts, do you have a stretch gage or did you just go with the approx. 50 ft-lb of torque?
Richard,
Great catch on the measurement, the only way I could have gotten that large of clearance is to forget one of the shells.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApvZz5eb3bI See if that works.
The rods come with the little chart for weights and measures that you write down then proceed lose.
The instructions pretty much warn you that if you dont know what you are doing you will fail installing their rods.
And that side play on the journals is up to you to decide what you like and get right, I personally liked mine straight out of the package.
It also goes into how to tighten the ARP bolts. These come new torqued down pretty good, and the bolts are full of ultra lube when you get them. There is also a small packet of the stuff included.
They recommend torquing to .005 to .0055 stretch on the bolts or else you can use (but not recommended) 30 pounds of torque. I used the mic the first time through, and 30 pounds is very close. The next 3-4 times I just pulled to 30 and did not measure stretch ,its a bit of pain, trying to pull 1 to 2 pounds at a time and remeasure stretch, plus the mic anvils want to dance around because of the bolts shape. This requires a 1-2 inch mic, and you are near the top side of the 2.
They also recommend cycling the torque through at least 5 times on these bolts, so I am there by misfortune.
I am waiting for the new shells, when they come everything will be checked again, cleaned again, then on assembly the bolts will be freshly lubed. That final time I will use the mic and stop at whatever torque it takes to get the stretch. I will let you guys know what the final figure is.
I am really happy with this purchase. They even sent me a MAP sticker like every company used to do when you bought their stuff.
Lee