Actually I appreciate it. I am at the midpoint in my 3.2 conversion and was
thinking of getting a new sprocket for the crank
because it just seems wrong that it moves back and forth like it does. You
basically answered the question w/o me having to ask it!
-- Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of George Fourchy
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 10:09 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Crank Cancer - Cracked woodruff key,
> fubar timing sprocket
>
> Sorry.....I was editing my SHOtimes mailbox and forgot that
> it was sorted other than
> by date.....
>
> never mind.....
>
>
> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:47:16 -0500, Bruce Malachuk wrote:
>
> >There are no spliines on the crank itself. So that is BS :-)
>
> The part of the crank that the timing sprocket rides on is
> smooth. But if the
> sprocket wobbles back and forth enough, it will wear down the
> crank. Mine wore down
> a thousandth of an inch during the three years it was being
> eaten away. I was able
> to fix it by using Locktite 640 and a one/half thousandth
> feeler gauge cut into
> three pieces and stuffed under the new gear as it was being
> slid into place. The
> car then went another 93,000 miles before retiring due to a
> clutch problem. The
> engine is as sound as when it was new.
>
> You can see it (the Locktite, and the repair) at ...(speaking
> of my website!!!) ....
>
> http://www.krazgeo.com/CrankCancer.html
>
> George
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