Re: Crank linishing question

[mark krawczuk]

hi, linishing will NOT  strengthen the crank shaft. linishing takes a very,very, very tiny amount of the crank. in other words, if the crank is say .010" then u linish it , u still use  the same size bearings. i would tend to opt for a regrind so that  the  journals are  exact.     if you want to strengthen a crank shaft, shotpeening  wuill definately help,  and nitriding a  crank  will protect the journals.  a friend of mine nitrided a hemi 6 crank, the upper half of bearing got smeared into the  bottom half  of bearing and the  bearing journal was perfect...    mark k   ----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel Kroehn To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 9:19 PM Subject: Crank linishing question Here's another question for all you out there in datto land,   I talked to the local machine shop today and after I get everything balanced, the machinist wants to linish the crank to make sure there are no imperfections on the journals.  While I have nothing against this or the extra 60 bucks, I was just wondering if this will further strengthen the crankshaft?   Cheers   Daniel Kroehn............................. 1.8L turbo here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------