<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">I don't know about that motor, but on many motors you have to remove the sleeve so you can get the piston/con rod assembly to move enough toward the back of the motor to get the con rod off the crankshaft.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ron Van Putte</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On May 30, 2007, at 7:23 PM, John Pavlick wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Has anyone replaced the bearings in their OS 120 Ax? What's the trick? I've done plenty of bearings but this one is different. After removing everything, including the sleeve, I can't slide the rod far enough back to get it off the crankpin. The pin boss in the piston is too narrow to allow the rod to slide far enough. If anyone has done this already I'd appreciate any insight. Thanks!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">John Pavlick<BR><A href="http://www.idseng.com">http://www.idseng.com</A></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>