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====== REF: Engine Mechanicals - Sub-01C ======
===== Installing Wrist Pin Bushings in the Connecting Rods =====
Several different tools can be obtained or made for the bushing installation but the process is all about the same. \\ The bushing has to be pressed (straight) into the rod journal and then reamed to the correct size to accept the wrist pin. \\ You can find more [[techtalk:ref:tools102#wrist_pin|tool options]] in the Ref section:

  * These were done using a 3/4" bolt with two washers and a nut. ((photo by arisaka of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools/page15?t=395586&page=15))

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