
Install the connecting rod into the fixture.
Move the dial holder to position the contact points of the
indicators on the mandrel in the piston pin bore.
Tighten the bracket to hold the indicators in position.
Set the dial indicators to read ‘‘0.’’
Remove the connecting rod from the fixture.
Turn the rod 180 degrees horizontally, and install the rod
into the fixture again.
Check the dial indicators for the ‘‘0’’ position again.
If the dial indicators show any change from ‘‘0,’’ adjust
the dials to half the indicated reading.
The fixture is now calibrated to allow the connecting rod
to be installed into the fixture in either direction, and the
dials will indicate an equal deflection on either side of
‘‘0.’’
Alignment - Inspection
Install the mandrel and the arbor into the connecting rod
to be inspected.
Install the connecting rod into the fixture.
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