bent push rod

[royz]

i know one way of bending a rod is by over revving but what else can bend one as never been over revved and was ok when i last looked at them in 2009. nerver noticed any problem and only noticed when rebuilding the engine.

also has anyone close to manchester got one lying around. thanks

[robw]

Maybe the timing was out

[mk5gtt]

Hi roy got a few spare ones if you want to pick them up

[royz]

cheers mark

[mike's r5]

I bent a push rod by over adjusting the tappets when I was doing my first ever head gasket change, learnt that one the hard way.

[RussellT]

In my experience they just bend eventually.

[royz]

thanks russell never thought that it could have just bent over time. was looking for a issue that was not there :laugh:

[Dave Reed]

I'd whip ya cam followers out for inspection.

Just make sure you put them back in the same place.

[royz]

cheers.
they have all been out and inspected all is well. only thing is i forgot about them when i turned the bottom end over so all fell out. have refitted them into the block and all move freely in there holes.

[Dave Reed]

cheers.
they have all been out and inspected all is well. only thing is i forgot about them when i turned the bottom end over so all fell out. have refitted them into the block and all move freely in there holes.

:crap: they wear to the cam so should really be in the right order. It may be worth removing them and getting them refaced