Its time for crank updates
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You may love him, or you may hate him... but either way, Wade Wilcox knows his stuff. He has always been a believer in looking at things VERY carefully. His shop has a number of devices for magnifying the parts he works with. Wistech is again proving that we should all be observant when working on our 'Dales.
Excellent work:clap: :clap: :clap:
Excellent work:clap: :clap: :clap:
Why thanks Brad. I took about 50 shots to get that pic. The lighting is tough to deal with when taking pics of shiny metal parts.
Heres a good one. This crank bearing ground up the cage and spit it almost completly into the sump. Only what is left on the towel was still in the rod. There is just a couple of pieces left of the cage. The rollers all packed to one side. The piston was smacking the head for who knows how long.
Heres a good one. This crank bearing ground up the cage and spit it almost completly into the sump. Only what is left on the towel was still in the rod. There is just a couple of pieces left of the cage. The rollers all packed to one side. The piston was smacking the head for who knows how long.
Heres the rod. The one spot that got the downstroke force is overheated and black. This must have been one of those engines with really good oil flow. It flushed all the debris out and kept it spinning till the rollers jammed the crank to a stop. The oil didnt even smell burned. It must have sounded cool with the piston pounding against the head and then a sudden screeching stop.
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I could use a test rider . The last quad I restored still needs a few more hours of testing before final inspection and return to the owner. Ive been too sick for the last couple weeks to get out.
Brad the crank pin is to far gone to reuse. It will need a z400 pin.You can see where the cage wore down far enough on the outside to allow the inside to inside to start cutting into the pin .
Brad the crank pin is to far gone to reuse. It will need a z400 pin.You can see where the cage wore down far enough on the outside to allow the inside to inside to start cutting into the pin .
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