Oil holes for wrist pin

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Markus
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Oil holes for wrist pin

Post by Markus » Thu May 23, 2019 6:37 am

Hello,
i have aluminium pistons which didn't have oil holes drilled for the wrist pin in my 26 Roadster.
Can someone please post a picture with the aluminium piston with the oil holes drilled?
I am interested in the location of the hole, the number of holes and the diameter.
My intention is to drill the holes for the oil.
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Thanks
Markus


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Re: Oil holes for wrist pin

Post by Kerry » Thu May 23, 2019 7:22 am

Drill size is 1/8" and go through the bottom and top.
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Re: Oil holes for wrist pin

Post by Adam » Thu May 23, 2019 8:44 am

It’s actually more important to have the pistons honed to fit the pin. Most T piston pins are way too tight and/or the bores are out of alignment. Correcting that is more important than drilling extra oil holes. If you do drill holes, you will need to somehow de-burr the insides of the holes.

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