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General => In General... => Topic started by: BDI on August 03, 2008, 09:01:05 AM

Title: crank wedge
Post by: BDI on August 03, 2008, 09:01:05 AM

There is a tool that wedges between the crank halves so that when you press the crank cases together you do not knock the crank out of true. I have been improvising this tool for years and I'm tired of doing it. Does any one know where I can buy one of these tools.

Title: Re: crank wedge
Post by: stewart on August 03, 2008, 03:09:12 PM

i made mine with 2 ground pieces of flat billet,,  to the thickness between the crank counter wieghts   flat area  oppsite the rod pin with about .001 thousands taper per inch

Title: Re: crank wedge
Post by: kaw rider on August 03, 2008, 06:37:19 PM

Brian
check this out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CRANKSHAFT-INSTALLER-JIG-TOOL-HONDA-YAMAHA-YZ-CR-RM-KX_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247QQcategoryZ35625QQihZ003QQitemZ130239328268QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

Title: Re: crank wedge
Post by: don46 on August 04, 2008, 02:31:28 AM

Thats the tool alright, seems like a lot of $ but then I bought mine like 10 years ago from my Kawi dealer, if I remember right I paid like 50-60$. Its one of those tools you don't use often, but when you do it's really nice to have, I guess its like alot of speciality tools, you don't need them until you need them.

By the way I like that bike with the radial engine.

Title: Re: crank wedge
Post by: BDI on August 04, 2008, 10:34:19 AM

Yep that's it, thanks kaw rider. And thanks to stewart for the good idea.And a big whats up to don,That is a cool bike isn't it. :-)