Re: Crankshaft repair

[chris-p]

I have NEVER been able to polish out a crank that had pitted/rusted journals. Within spec anyways to where I was happy with it. If you can see the outlines of the needles, by the time you polish it out, you will be out of spec.

I suppose this all depends on how rare the crank is? If we are talking about a rare crank, attempting a repair may be your only option. If you are talking a 50s OMC Big Twin, don’t waste your time, there are gazillions of them out there to replace it with.