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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: Bigtim on March 25, 2009, 03:07:25 AM

Title: Knurling
Post by: Bigtim on March 25, 2009, 03:07:25 AM

On a gasket thread the subject of knurling the cases came up.  any thoughts, or horror stories?  Does it become nessicary after boosting compression? :|

Title: Re: Knurling
Post by: KXcam22 on March 25, 2009, 01:01:37 PM

I have never heard of doing that to a gasket surface.  Knurling would be terrible. Gaskets rely on large pefectly flat surfaces to seal, hence why lapping helps such a great deal. Knurling would destroy that. Cam.

Title: Re: Knurling
Post by: Motorrad on March 25, 2009, 01:29:51 PM

Ive had pistons Knurled to bring them back to spec with good results in applications pistons wernt available at the time for...

Title: Re: Knurling
Post by: BDI on March 25, 2009, 03:41:15 PM

Do not damage the gasket surface.