摘要 |
Machine for cracking a connecting rod (1000, fig 1) having a small end (1003, fig 1) and a big end with a bore (1006, fig 1), into a rod part (1001) and a cap part (1002), said machine comprising positioning elements (11, 23, 24) for positioning said connecting rod in a position for cracking; and an expandable element (3) arranged to be inserted into a bore in said big end of the connecting rod so as to allow for splitting of said connecting rod into a rod part and a cap part by expanding said expandable element. The positioning elements include first positioning elements (11) arranged to be applied against the big end of the connecting rod. The first positioning elements are laterally displaceable so as to adjust the position of the first positioning elements to the distance between the screw bores of the connecting rod. The machine can be arranged to accommodate for different sized connecting rods. |