Forged crank repair?
02-01-2004, 06:54 PM
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Forged crank repair?
Does anyone know if a forged crank can be repaired? Some yammerhead neglected to tighten down the crank pulley bolt so the woodruff key disintegrated and scarred up the front end of the crankshaft. I was going to take the engine apart sometime but now it's moved to the top of the list..............
Lamneth9
1983 280 ZXT
Former Z's;
1972 240 (2 of them)
1971 240
1977 280
Lamneth9
1983 280 ZXT
Former Z's;
1972 240 (2 of them)
1971 240
1977 280
02-05-2004, 10:33 AM
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If it's just scarred, I'd try to sand or file down any burrs and put a pulley back on. I worked on a z with the same problem, and the key slot damadged to the point where the key fit sloppy. We put it back together anyways, and there haven't been any problems. Plus it was only 1 of the 3 keys. If it's real bad, I'd try to "restore" the area by welding and machining it. Its such a small area and really not that critical in my eyes. But I could be way off.
Phil
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