Subject	Is it even worth it though to go through all that?
Posted by	BlackholeZ on April 04, 2013 at 4:04 AM
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In Reply To	Re: I wouldn't ever grind an OEM crank... posted by Tech@EPR on April 03, 2013 at 05:29 PM
Message	It seems like most of us Z guys have an extra crank or two lying around, and that would make it easier/cheaper to just get a good crank rather than go through the trouble of regrinding and then re-nitriding the crank. -Dan "Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse." "'she' also likes to swap since I think I am going to need to give her to woody again." - Dvlhntr "full alphabetic boost mode" - ChristopherTheOne "Two oil eating, angry, spinning triangles of death." - turtleboy on rotary engines "You're the Skrillex of Z32s." BradX (UF)
Follow Ups	Curious if a crank is salvageable - BlackholeZ 11:39:24 04/02/13 The way I tell - Cjw3 15:45:46 04/02/13 If you have the crank ground, it will need to be re-nitrided (n/m) - ttsmokin 16:48:57 04/02/13 and at that point I would just find another crank. (n/m) - BlackholeZ 17:00:11 04/02/13 It's really hard to detect anything - BlackholeZ 19:11:46 04/02/13 +1 would any of you engine builders out there - Zvil (FL) 19:32:32 04/02/13 Re: Curious if a crank is salvageable - Tech@EPR 19:55:39 04/02/13 Is polishing considered reconditioning? - BlackholeZ 21:04:24 04/02/13 Re: Is polishing considered reconditioning? - Tech@EPR 17:28:07 04/03/13 If it needs a grind, just go with a good condition original - ZinnZ32 12:19:03 04/03/13 Not going for big power, want reliable, and smooth - BlackholeZ 04:00:52 04/04/13 looks like it'd be fine after a grind and oversize bearings. (n/m) - nemo1080 (Iowa) 12:47:41 04/03/13 I wouldn't ever grind an OEM crank... - ZinnZ32 13:52:23 04/03/13 Re: I wouldn't ever grind an OEM crank... - Tech@EPR 17:29:44 04/03/13 I think Zinn was meaning not to grind without re-nitriding - ttsmokin 19:59:05 04/03/13 Is it even worth it though to go through all that? - BlackholeZ 04:04:10 04/04/13 +1 Pretty sure getting one Nitrided isn't easy or cheap... (n/m) - ZinnZ32 12:37:47 04/04/13 Re: +1 Pretty sure getting one Nitrided isn't easy or cheap... - Tech@EPR 13:44:39 04/04/13 Looking around it's a couple hundred bucks. (n/m) - BlackholeZ 01:43:50 04/05/13
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