Connecting rod

A method for manufacture and assembly of a connecting rod, comprising the steps of:

• casting the connecting rod, said connecting rod having a small bearing end, a large bearing end, and an elongated body extending between said small bearing end and said large bearing end;
• cutting a pair of grooves in said large bearing end to define a separation plane;
• separating said large bearing end about said separation plane to separate a cap member of said large bearing end from a body member of said large bearing end, said body member of said large bearing end being integral with said elongated body;
• placing a first bearing member on an inner surface of said cap member, said first bearing member having a pair of free ends;
• placing a second bearing member on an inner surface of said body member, said second bearing member having a pair of free ends;
• and,
• securing said cap member to said body member such that said free ends of said first and second bearing members are compressed and deformed to form at least one protrusion that extends into one of said pair of grooves and secures said first and second bearing members against rotation within said large bearing end of said connecting rod.