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Connecting Rod: Description and Operation

Each connecting rod is manufactured in one piece. There is a fractural impression at the big end where the connecting rod is "snapped" into two parts, one of which forms the big-end bearing cap.
The big-end bearing caps are bolted to the connecting rods. The connecting rods are marked with a "protuberance" to prevent them being turned the wrong way around. They are not numbered.