crankshaft smoothing

7up · #1 Jan 20, 2009, 07:57 AM

if a crankshaft has scratches on the journal due to main an rod bearing wear,what could i use to make the journals smooth again.

thank you

kitch428 · Jan 20, 2009, 12:30 PM

It needs to be turned at least .010/.010 to clean it up. This must be done or bearing failure will happen. It's probably already under specs from just wear. Hope this helps.



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