stuck con rod bolt

afternoon all, i am struggleing on getting the bent bolt out of the con rod braket too replace it with the new ones i have. any sugestions please,

Are we talking about the bottom big end bearing carrier? How the heck did it get bent?

Col

well my engine was knocking so i dropped the sump, checked all the shells one by one ,
the last one the bracket was a 4ker too get off , trying too get it back on is a problem as one of the bolts are bent .
(on the shells its self there is slight scoring , nothing much ).
ive took the oil pump out and the middle big end .
so basicaly in the sump i found half of dipstick(not off mine) and a con rod bearing shell. (not one of mine)
i am hopeing that what i found in the sump could of been the cause of the knocking.
so all i need now is too put it back together but can,t get the brackety thing on ,bent bolt, or get the bent bolt out

So the bolt that holds the bridge shaped thing, that in turn has the bearing shell in it, is bent?
If so, it must have come loose and hit something, probably the block, to bend it.

o , not good then

Have you tried hitting it with an ammer? You are a Brummie after all. Failing that, you might have to saw off the threaded bit and bash the rest out with a drift. Any chance of a pic.

Col

ill try send pik now

So, you've got the bottom shell carrier off. Can you lift the con rod up from the crank to replace the top shell? If so, can't you just refit the bottom half and bolt it back together using the existing bolt. I'm struggling to understand how it got bent. If you try lifting the con rod up, make sure the piston is at the bottom of it stroke to give you a bit more room.

Col

its the shell carrier i am trying too get back on , the bolt is bent so it dont line uo too get back on , i cant get it out too replace it with the new ones

i dont want too hit too hard with the brummie screwdriver lol

How about putting the nut back on and try bashing it straight by hitting the nut. Do you own an angle grinder before I make the next recommendation.

Col

okie dokie , ill try that now, get bk shortly , ta dude

no angle grrrrinder

I be pulling it down to bottom of its stroke so you can get better access and locking 2 nuts on personally.

J

ok , ill try that , i,m loosing the will here lol

done it , a bit of elbow grease and whoopee , right reassemble time before it gets dark , thanks guys and gals

Hi guys and gals , well the bolt thing still doing my head in . so i,m taking the head off and digging deep . hope your all good . jo

What trouble you having with nuts & bolts now
Thought you were sorted

J

i couldnt get that one bent bolt out , the conrod bracket would not go on .. so i,m stripping the engine now im taking rockershaft and head off

I'd have put a close fitting tube over the bolt and given it a "tweek" in the correct direction to straighten it.