Quote Originally Posted by irving2008 View Post
are you sure the conrod isn't bent?
It doesn't look bent. I've got the cover on the end off now so I can get to the bushing, which is exceptionally tight/seized. Assuming I can get the con-rod off will it be a simple matter of boring the end of it out ever so slightly and putting it back together, or is there more to it? It doesn't look like I can get the bushing off to machine that since the parts seem to be press fitted. The con rod itself doesn't look difficult to copy...