Re: More crank bearings

Posted by Josh In Indiana on January 11, 2005 at 18:52:15 from (65.112.65.110):

In Reply to: More crank bearings posted by CNKS on January 11, 2005 at 18:19:12:

CNKS, How are ya this evening.
You ask, "how can I tell when a crank needs to be reground?"
If it were me I would run my fingers over the crank and feel if it is groved or not. I would also look to see how it is wearing. Like if it is more wore on the sides than the center or vice versa. If there are already inserts there then chances are that someone has been there before and ground the crank and put those inserts in. Its just a guess. Depending on your use of the tractor could influence your decision. If it is out of round, meaning egg shaped then I would definetly have it ground. If its not out of round and not wore bad I would have my machinist find me a set of inserts to put in that would bring it back up to clearances and run it. Those cranks are pretty hard and they can take alot. Sorry for getting a little long winded.

Good luck,

Josh in Indiana

P.S. Those inserts should have a number on them. e.g. 5 or 10 thousanths. that is how thick those inserts are. Look up to see that the righg gap is and then that will tell you if someone has been there before or not

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