[mgarblik]

Originally Posted by steve25

There is no upper or lowers unless one has a hole for the location pin for use in a Aluminum rod.

Some HP and Race bearings will have upper and lower rod bearing shells. This design is for the aftermarket crankshafts that have large fillet radius. They will add extra chamfer to one side of the bearing shell only so the side of the bearing doesn't ride into the chamfer. They will be marked upper and lower. Just can't tell if this is the OP's issue from the pics provided.

[67TIGER]

Sorry about taking so long to get back here, a couple of power outages last week and it's starting to get cold here!

I took a couple of the rods apart and switched 1 bearing half between each one. Seemed to look a little better but not perfect. I noticed most of these bearings have a small chip/notch in the corner where the edges meet (you can see it in the above pictures) so I won't be using them.
Maybe the way I installed them caused this but I closely examined the bearing shells and could not see anything that would indicate upper or lower.

I did take the older .020 over bearing (also F/M brand) out of my older rods and installed them in my Eagle rods, fit was perfect! Maybe there is a problem with the new bearings?

I have ordered a new set of F/M Sealed Power bearings, should be here later in the week.
Anything I should be looking for or watching out for before installing these new bearings? I will post the results of these new bearings when they arrive.
Thanks for all suggestions!