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To turn crankshaft or not to turn
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Posted by Dave on March 25, 2002 at 16:58:05 from (208.42.12.35):
I am in the process of re-assembling a W6 standard I bought last fall as a "tractor in a box". I've pulled all the pistons and I am looking at the crankshaft journals. They all seem to be in decent shape, no heavy scoring or other scarring. There are some very fine lines around the journals, but nothing I can feel with a fingernail or the edge of a thin piece of brass. The number 3 journal has one very slight groove around it. My fingernail can lightly feel it as I pass over it, but it doesn't catch. Also there is no rust or any other rough surfaces on the crank journals. All the con rod bearings were tight. Should I pull the crank and have it turned or will I be ok to re-assemble as it is? Thanks.
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