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Originally Posted by JWhite
The chamfer should be there to clear the radius on the crank journal (It's more exaggerated than what it needs). As long as you take material away from the thrust surface of the rod cap you should be fine.
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O I think I understand now. It’s to allow oil to drain from between the face of the rod and where it only has a few thousandths of an inch clearance to the crank “lobe”. Makes sense now. I thought it was to provide clearance on the journal itself