Are 1990 ford bronco 5.8 efi piston wrist pins cliped or pressed ? And can a [bent] connecting rod be removed from bottom with oil pan removed? drove truck though water on back woods dirt road and it sucked up the water like a thursty camel because of the position of air intake scoop. Will be putting on a snorkle when engine is repaired.
they are pressed into the piston. you have to remove the head to get it out. after all that work you might as well get another piston and wrist pin out of the junk yard but you will need a ring compressor to put it back in.
Yes they are pressed. New pistons come with NEW pins. Heat the and of the rod and the pin will slide in with minimal effort. Pistons are directonal, should have an arrow pointing to the front of the engine.
most stock wrist pins are pressed fitted. and to answer about pulling a piston from the bottom I would have to say no :( It sounds like it is time to jump in from the top and start ripping things apart. Good luck.
well you sure you bent one first and some have clips some are press and ive drove thur high water a many times up over windows or cab full of water and never bent a rod doing it i have flooded the motor a few times even suck in water and had to drain the oil in motor and trans and rear ends but never throwed a rod doing it but anyways if you dont see any clip then its press time most are not press that ive done and yes kind of but you have to drop crank also might be better if you pul it out the top side and we make snorkles out of pvc pipe and a flex hose you could drive it under water if you could hold your breath dont you just love the back roads
i think those are pressed and you wont get the piston out through the bottom on that one you,ll have to remove a head to get it out,good luck.
