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Onefast99gsx · 02-27-2007

Well i removed the crank out of my '99 tonight. Every single bearning and crank journal looked great except for #1. It wasn't the whole bearing either. It was just the half that sits in the cradle. The crank has a very slight bump about the same width as the copper colored part you see in the pics. You can't really feel it with your finger tip. You have to use a fingernail. AND... it's not the whole circumference of the crank journal either. It's just the half of the journal where the piston would be at TDC.

Dam... i wasn't really wanting to get this crank turned. I talked to someone tonight about it. They didn't see it in person but they said they sometimes you can clean up a journals with a really fine grade of emery cloth and a rope and spin it in the lathe. If so, I can have my brother do that at the shop.

Let me know what you think. Motor is close to 100k miles.

Thanks.

02-27-2007	#1
Onefast99gsx Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,411	#1 journal/ main bearing Question Well i removed the crank out of my '99 tonight. Every single bearning and crank journal looked great except for #1. It wasn't the whole bearing either. It was just the half that sits in the cradle. The crank has a very slight bump about the same width as the copper colored part you see in the pics. You can't really feel it with your finger tip. You have to use a fingernail. AND... it's not the whole circumference of the crank journal either. It's just the half of the journal where the piston would be at TDC. Dam... i wasn't really wanting to get this crank turned. I talked to someone tonight about it. They didn't see it in person but they said they sometimes you can clean up a journals with a really fine grade of emery cloth and a rope and spin it in the lathe. If so, I can have my brother do that at the shop. Let me know what you think. Motor is close to 100k miles. Thanks. Attached Thumbnails