I got a 99 eclipse with a 2.0 (420a engine) is there a way to press the rod off of the piston without messing up the piston. all the machineshop told me they will mess up the piston doing this. The motor i have spun the all the rod bearings after the headgasket blew.

 

i would talk to a diff machine shop... We just threw a set of forged pistons in my friends neon and had to pres one out cause the rod got bent and we took it to a machine shopwith no problems.

 

as cheap as stock replacement pistons are just get a new set for your new rods.
or just find a running motor.
usually pressing the pins out mushes the pistons out of round.

 

Yeah dude pistons are soft... thats why