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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #40 on: April 08, 2017, 01:06:32 PM »

Yes. Then off to Sears Point he following week. I'll be in either a garage on the front row or the one by itself when you first enter the track. #108 yellow and red paint. Still got a little ways to go. Gotta put the motor and the rest together!

paul

p.s. See you there

Great!
Hope I can make it.

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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #41 on: April 19, 2017, 06:02:32 PM »
Hi guys , just reading your posts regarding the 175/200 center pin breakage and have a question
What material are you upgrading to when you replace the stock cente pin ?

I do undestand and support what karl indicates regarding the hormonics above 10,000rpm. Yes a 4 bearing crank would elevate a lot of the issues, i also think a professional balancing done would truly help as well.
A good friend of mine purchased a factory TD3 crank from Japan he took his pistons/rings  new crank etc  iand had tested for balance and it was realy out of balance. He was not impressed.

Bert Lilley

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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #42 on: April 19, 2017, 08:49:26 PM »
i also think a professional balancing done would truly help as well.
Bert Lilley

I got a quote about 10 years ago from a reputable balancing business here in Indy, it was going to be about $200 for a balance job on my 175 crank.  It had to be assembled without rods, they substituted balance weights for  the recommended percentage weight of rod, bearings, piston & rings and balanced the crank, then the crank ends had to be disassembled and the rods and lower rod bearings installed. Unfortunately, I never got around to doing it. It probably would have been a smart thing to do.
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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #43 on: April 20, 2017, 11:43:08 AM »
I'm using an industrial dowel pin from Grainger that is 80 x 20mm. I originally bought them just to use for mock up and the machinist i use said they were pretty hard so why not give it a try. He shortened them and added centers. The original BS bearings fit well. The only problem I think I have so far is the way the holes were bored in the webs, not as accurate as it should be. One crank went together ok. The pin fit was a bit soft on the press gauge in my opinion. I'll see how it goes this weekend. Fired the bike up last night with that crank. The second crank had material move when the pin was installed and would not true to anything respectable.

I agree that balancing would be nice. Maybe in the future. We'll see how this one behaves this weekend. Ideally the new pin holes should be done with a Jig Bore machine. Still can't find a place that has one that isn't some big Gov contractor.

paul

p.s. I think I will try just a new center pin to 20mm on the next one and have connecting rod pins stepped to minimize variable on the alignment of so many holes. 

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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #44 on: April 30, 2017, 03:27:01 AM »
Well the first crank made it thru 6 races so far. Ended up stripping the teeth off the idle gear and missed two races because I didn't pack a spare.

paul

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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #45 on: May 01, 2017, 12:13:06 AM »
That sounds like pretty good results, now you just have to pack more spare parts.... ::)
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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #46 on: May 01, 2017, 01:32:16 AM »
I already pack too many. I just have to bring the right parts I need.


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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #47 on: May 23, 2017, 12:31:09 PM »
So, are you ready to sell one yet?  I broke another one in a race yesterday.  It was my last crank.  I need to find one to have hope of getting something out of this season.

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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #48 on: June 06, 2017, 01:26:35 AM »
Hey Craig,

did you come up with any donor cranks? I'm meeting with another machinist this week about the cranks.


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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #49 on: June 12, 2017, 09:59:30 PM »
Paul,

I had parts for five cranks.  I talked with my local guy and he's going to get my flywheels bored for the main crank pins but then I need to talk to you again.  If you've got the jig to press these together we should try to get them all done at once.

Let's also compare machining costs and pin costs.  My guy seemed very reasonable.

I had a race this past weekend in New Hampshire.  My stock crank survived.  The pistons didn't. 

Craig

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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #50 on: June 14, 2017, 12:30:20 AM »
Hey Craig,

the connecting rod pins I used are Suzuki T20 TC250 Part# 12211-11000 or 12211-08201. 20mm x 48.8mm. I shortened these to 48mm.

The shims I used where Honda Part# 132002-GC4-600. These are 1mm thick (roughly) big end shim washers that fit CR80 or CR85.

If you got stock KT100 big end bearings they should be fine. The KT100 big end pin is probably too short.

The pin I got for the new center is from Grainger. 20mm x 80mm long metric hardened dowel pin.

The newest machinist that I went to yesterday morning charges $75 an hour. He thinks 2 hours to bore holes in the centers for the new 20mm pins (4-5 crankshafts so 8-10 holes) and remove existing pin. The pins from Grainger are hard and so is the crank (I think cranks are case hardened to around 60-62 Rockwell). I had the pins  shortened to around 72-73mm. I'd have to measure one to get the exact length. I also had centers added.

The fixture I made is only for aligning the center webs to 180 deg. Then they're checked for true. The outer webs still have to be done the old school way and trued as well. I pressed the centers together and had someone else true the outer webs.

paul

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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #51 on: June 18, 2017, 02:08:30 PM »
Hey Craig,

the part numbers for the base shims I had made out of aluminum at Cometic are

B1055SP1025A  .025"
B1055SP1032A  .032"
B1055SP1040A  .040"

These are for a 175 cylinder and they need to be trimmed to fit. I'm sure they can be used on a 200 cylinder as well. They were around $6-7 each.



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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #52 on: August 27, 2017, 01:58:39 PM »
I picked up the bench center that I was looking at to use as a truing stand. I was set on around $250 and the guy finally came down to $260. Long drive to get it (2hrs each way) but I think it will work well. I still want to get some machinist V-blocks. Then I can check using both the ends and on the bearing surfaces.

paul

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Re: 175/200 Crankshaft Project
« Reply #53 on: January 28, 2018, 11:31:38 AM »
Haven't had much going on since I raced in October at Barber. The bike ran well and my only problem was the clutch adjuster coming loose and falling out during some practice laps. Easy fix with a 6mm allen bolt. The crank has been thru a few races now. The power band is pretty narrow so I wanted to get a rough idea on what was happening. I took the bike to the dyno before Christmas. I suspect the pipes are the major factor but I still think some carb issues are there too. The motor will come apart to inspect the new heads and the crank.  I just got a sample of some new rotary discs that I'm hoping to try for this year. I'd also like to try some 24mm carbs that I have.


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