Being in the machining business to some degree I can state positively that
metal while thought of as a solid is somewhat viscous. Although we use
mostly aluminum I can say that if I store it in any way that might impart a
stress on it, it will bend. We are not talking about little pieces either a
lot of it is 6X6X60 inch pieces 6061 T6 and 2024 T4.. So there may be
something to the storing or a crank vertically. Or they may not. it might
depend on what it is made of and how straight is straight.. As far as steel
goes I have no clue as I hate to machine it and try very hard not to get
involved with it. For whatever else it is worth every engine shop I ever
worked in or managed we stored them vertically, sometimes with a nice rack
system the held the by the first counter weight or they just sat on the
flywheel flange. Do be careful of the concrete floor though lots of nasty
things in concrete.
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@Autox.Team.Net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@Autox.Team.Net]On Behalf Of Bryan Savage
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 1:01 PM
> To: Tom Neimeyer
> Cc: Land Speed List
> Subject: Re: Storing Crankshafts
>
>
> The two best places to go for rust and corrosion products are a
> marine supply store near the ocean and and aircraft supply store.
> The only logical reason I can think of to store cranks upright is
> they take less floor space. I can't believe that clamping the nose
> of a crank in a vice for 50 years would do anything other than
> prevent you from using a perfectly good vice.
> I like LPS-3 for something I'm not going to use for over a year.
> It's good for about 2 years. Longest lasting is Cosmoline.
> For less than a year, I like LPS-2. WD-40 is good for a month.
> Important factor for me is: 40 inches of rain a year.
>
> Then there's the 30 gal. drum full of old oil. Good for at least
> 750 years.
>
> Bryan
>
>
> Tom Neimeyer wrote:
> > List,
> > I have always been told to store crankshafts in an uprught
> position. If
> > they are laid down, they will warp. Is this correct? How do
> you store a
> > crankshaft? How do you preserve it from rusting?
> >
> > Thanks, Tom
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