I just had this done on my 948 race crank. It called "submerged arc
welding" I then had the crank nitrided.
Gerard
At 11:31 AM -0500 10/17/00, Wm. Severin Thompson wrote:
>The crankshaft on my '59 BN6 100-6 was toast almost 20 years ago... a local
>place has/had some sort of immersed flux welding process... I had the crank
>welded up, and reground back to stock.
>
>I assure you I've driven the piss out of that car, many autocrosses
>(victories... natch), lots of street driving and long distance driving...
>and never have had a problem.
>
>WST
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
>To: Mike Rambour <mikey@b2systems.com>
>Cc: <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 10:55 AM
>Subject: Re: Turning the crank
>
>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> What determines how much you can turn the crank undersize and expect
>> it to last depends on what the crank is made of and how deep the
>> hardening process went into the metal when the crank was made. The fact
>> that Moss has .040" undersize bearings may or may not be conclusive.
>> I'd ask some rebuild specialists for that engine before I went ahead.
>>
>> You say this is an engine you got from a junk yard? Did they give you
>> any warranty?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> CR
>>
>>
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