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Ok my 16 year old son had a rod knock. He went through the bottom and replaced the rod Bearings. He had a problem getting the cap of the rod on #1. He got the replaced all the Bearings. The #1 bearing spun again first time out. After disassembling the lower en again #1 cap comes down only part way a won’t go any further. Ideas do we need to replace the rod? It’s a 2002 1.7

 
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What do you mean the cap comes down only part way? Pictures?

Usually when a bearing spins it damages the rod making a new bearing spin as well.