Starting to assemble my early hemi. I am using Oliver rods with F-M coated bearings.

Here's the problem...I think. When I put the F-M bearing in the rod, the non tang end is not flush with the rod mating surface. It sticks out. When I put the bearing shell in the cap, the non tang end is below the parting line. I am talking .030 in both cases. Every rod appears the same.

When I tried a set of King Bearings, all the ends are flush (to the naked eye) with the parting surfaces. (like I would expect.