Steel rod life expectancy

[joespanova]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Or clearances were wrong to begin with.

Not in this case. I'm a machinist for a major airline for 26 years.........and years prior to that. I have and have access to , every conceivable bore gauge and mic's anyone would need.
I assemble and check them........no chance in hell they were wrong.
Generally .0025-.003 at the vertical. Or whatever the rod manufacturer suggests.
I just ran it too long without an exam or freshening.