changing rod bolts?

rod · 04-15-2012, 04:32 PM

i have a set of stock 350 chevy rods, which i want to put the mid grade ARP rod bolts into. how can i go about this, without have the big end resized?
pistons/rods can come out [no heads]. i also have a junk crank which i could 'clamp' the rod to a journal, to keep it round, if that would help. i believe that i can 'pull' the new bolt into position, it's getting the old one out that worries me.
other ideas?
thanks rod in AZ

04-15-2012, 04:32 PM	#1
rod Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kingman, NW AZ. in the middle of the longest stretch of Route 66 Posts: 315 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 15 Posts	changing rod bolts? i have a set of stock 350 chevy rods, which i want to put the mid grade ARP rod bolts into. how can i go about this, without have the big end resized? pistons/rods can come out [no heads]. i also have a junk crank which i could 'clamp' the rod to a journal, to keep it round, if that would help. i believe that i can 'pull' the new bolt into position, it's getting the old one out that worries me. other ideas? thanks rod in AZ