A friend has an old tractor in need of crankshaft repair...a couple of journals are scored. Anyone ever have one welded and reground? Any suggestions for shops in Central CA? I found Ed's Crankshafts in Hayward... http://www.edscrankshafts.com/ProdnPrice.html Anyone have experience with them? Thanks, Neal
Is South Gate Cali in your area? One of the BEST ever, Hank the Crank is still in business. 562-861-7682. They have done cranks for us in the past. Full on race custom cranks, should have no problem with the tractor. GOOD LUCK!
If the crank is steel, welding is an option. If the crank is iron, welding can cause more problems that it corrects. All things considered, for iron cranks, metal spray or plasma deposition are better options. Another possibility: If the fillets are ground properly(they often aren't) the crank can be ground undersize quite a bit with no serious loss in stiffness or strength. Of course that depends on available bearings. Sometimes a bearing from a different engine can be used to make this work. It is also possible to shim a smaller bearing to fit an existing housing bore. That was fairly common when mixing early and late SB Chevy pieces. Determining whether there is a viable alternate undersized bearing takes some time combing through bearing catalogs.
Neal. I have used these guys on my Racing crankshafts:<TABLE id=profilehead><TBODY><TR><TD style="WIDTH: 100%">Chrome Craft http://www.chromecraftreman.com Phone: 916-383-1660 Fax: 916-383-3249 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE id=profilehead><TBODY><TR><TD style="WIDTH: 100%">Chrome Craft http://www.chromecraftreman.com Phone: 916-383-1660 Fax: 916-383-3249 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Chrome Craft. Sacramento, Ca. 916-383-1660 www.chromecraftreman.com This place is good enough for Connie Kalitta....
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i'd go with ashland grinding (510)537-5353. they have done several oddball and race cranks for me with great results. ed
These guys are the best people you will ever deal with. Rick's Dad, George Santos is 80+ and still goes in and workes everyday. If they cannot fix it in house who ever they send you to will be the best.
We do crank welding and have a very good process for cast cranks. I myself wont use a welded crank in anything that is going to be over stressed but for everyday use or an old tractor that does not work hard welding is OK. what kind of tractor? What kind of crank? Gas or Diesel? I'm in the central valley, may be a bit far for you.
It's a 1938 Cat D2...4 cyl diesel. It's an early tractor...so the engine is different that later D2's. It's a high school kid restoring this tractor, so we are trying to help him out as much as we can. My brother goes to Fresno once a week. PM me with some specifics... Thanks, Neal
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