I've just ordered a set of new Mégane 3 RS rods, to put them into a spare, low mileage Mégane 2 RS F4R 774 block.
Initially I gently filed away a lot of burrs and matched the weight of all 4 rods .
Each one is 635 g now.
Unfortunately, I'm not able to weigh both ends of all 4 rods individualy, to match these weights as well.
But I hope they are not far to different, as the overall weight might be the same...
An old mechanic told me to mark each rod and its cap with a grinded dot ( 1-4), to never get it missmatched.
Lately I red an article about marking rod caps and not to mark it with a sharp marking in a highly stressed area.
Mitght my markings be to deep for a "no more than original power" Mégane 2 RS F4R 774???
I mean, might these cause any stress cracking problems and I've just ruined these rods???
I hope not, as I tried to round them off and to gently "polish" these markings with 320 and 400 grit abrasive paper.
And where could I source 8 new circlips for the OEM diam. 21 mm wrist pins?
I would like to reuse the 4 low mileage OEM Mégane 2 pistons and attach them to the Mégane 3 RS rods, with new circlips.
Might these circlips be some standard parts and nothing Renault specific...right...?
Many thanks and kind regards
Marcel
Initially I gently filed away a lot of burrs and matched the weight of all 4 rods .
Each one is 635 g now.
Unfortunately, I'm not able to weigh both ends of all 4 rods individualy, to match these weights as well.
But I hope they are not far to different, as the overall weight might be the same...
An old mechanic told me to mark each rod and its cap with a grinded dot ( 1-4), to never get it missmatched.
Lately I red an article about marking rod caps and not to mark it with a sharp marking in a highly stressed area.
Mitght my markings be to deep for a "no more than original power" Mégane 2 RS F4R 774???
I mean, might these cause any stress cracking problems and I've just ruined these rods???
I hope not, as I tried to round them off and to gently "polish" these markings with 320 and 400 grit abrasive paper.
And where could I source 8 new circlips for the OEM diam. 21 mm wrist pins?
I would like to reuse the 4 low mileage OEM Mégane 2 pistons and attach them to the Mégane 3 RS rods, with new circlips.
Might these circlips be some standard parts and nothing Renault specific...right...?
Many thanks and kind regards
Marcel
