Installing billet rod and piston

[MaxSpeed]

I will be installing my ARC rod and Honda flat top piston soon and was wondering if it would be a good idea to apply bearing lube (instead of oil) to the crankshaft and bearing inserts?

 

[minibikes4life]

assembly lube is always a good idea when building up an engine, I do it on all the engines I build up.

 

[minidragbike]

I always use petroleum jelly / Vaseline when building my motors. Rod bearings, crank, wrist pin, rings, piston skirt, bore, block bearings, both cam boss, cam lobes, and even on the crank threads to tighten the flywheel nut.

It keeps all the parts greasy, and prevents dry starts and wear.

Example: If you start the motor without oil by accident, and run it for a minute. Kids do that all the time out here. It stays greasy until it gets hot then it melts to oil.

 

[edwin]

any type of assembly lube or lithium grease or oil will work. anythinig is better than nothing. just dont forget the oil. most important!!!!