ORIGINAL: w8ye
The side of the hole in the big end of the rod that goes towards the crankshaft has a bevel in the beginning of the hole. The other side, the hole is straight with no bevel.
I'll have to pull it apart again, but it might be worth it to look for this. I used a magnafying glass to verify the wear marks on the rod where it appeared the front of the rod rubbed against the crank throw. Never thought about a bevel on the bushing to aid in getting it on the crank pin.
Since there was no forward/aft rocking of the rod on the crank pin I'm not as concerned about it wearing as I am piston/sleeve wear if the piston is rotated 180 deg from where is used to be.
Hogflyer