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Connecting rod play?


USMC53

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Hey guys, my left piston had a ring let go and it scarred my cylinder and piston all to shit. After I had pulled the cylinder off, I grabbed the connecting rod and realized there was a little play side to side, is this normal? Id say its only 1-1.5 mm of play just want to know if I need to replace the crank? Also I ride fast trails, do some minor drag racing and hit the MX track from time to time the internals are all stock specs rightnow, any suggestions on a rebuild? I'd like a 4 mil crank but will probably stick to top end, maybe go high compression? any good top end/cylinder kits out there? Thanks!

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 The connecting rod small end freeplay is 0.36mm-0.98mm. I just looked in my clymers manual. A 4 mil with ported cylinders, bigger carbs, cool head, domes, advanced timing will wake that thing up nicely. Its also a good time to go through the trans. Its easy, just make sure you take some pictures and make sure you put the c clips on the right way...

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