Nicked the crankshaft
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Nicked the crankshaft
i nicked one of the crankshafts journals just a tad, clearance is all good and everthing. how bad will i damage the rod bearing, should i have to get it regrounded? or should i just put it in?
Last edited by m3thod; 06-02-2005 at 10:42 PM.
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i'd take it to someone to be polished. i polish all my own cranks but wouldn't mess with one that's been nicked. did you do it installing rods/pistons? you there are ways to be 100% sure it'll never happen when you install the rods and pistons?
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Carefully file down the high spots of the nick and then lightly polish it smooth and it will be fine, unless the nick is a huge one that covers the width of the bearing. If this is a very high HP engine where even a tiny scratch could lead to a crank failure then you might want to have it reground.
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