Need advise

[CdalerGermany]

Hey guys !

a friend of mine just started to rebuild his cdale.
As he broke dwn the engine he found a little hole in the crank ( drilled ) .
Is this from balanceing the crank ????

Furthermore , if he is turning the crank ( without starter and timingchain attached ) he can hear some cracking noise
Any ideas ???

thanks ,
Marcus

[Denny08]

QUOTE (CdalerGermany @ Nov 26 2008, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey guys !

a friend of mine just started to rebuild his cdale.
As he broke dwn the engine he found a little hole in the crank ( drilled ) .
Is this from balanceing the crank ????

Furthermore , if he is turning the crank ( without starter and timingchain attached ) he can hear some cracking noise
Any ideas ???

thanks ,
Marcus

the hole that I think your talking about is for setting top dead center as for the cracking noise more than likely it's the crank bearing.

[wistech]

Check your flywheel for being tight on the hub. For some reason if they get loose they make a crackling noise . Your main bearing may be toast as well.