[SEL] bore and sleave an engine question

[Curt]

Steve,
On your crankshaft repair you might try the services of Standard 
Crankshaft here in Charlotte. The do submerge arc welding of the 
journals and regrind back to original diameters. Call the 
Belwood/Lawndale number and ask for Joe Elmore. He's a good guy and 
helps me out with the old engine crankshafts.
You must have a good sized mill if you can handle a Jaeger cylinder! 
Tell us about that......
Curt Holland


Steve Gray wrote:

> Hi Ron -
>
>  Been there, done that, happy with the results. My Jaeger had inhaled 
> much of the dust created during it's cement mixer days, and both the 
> bore and piston were very badly worn (there was more carbon than ring 
> material in the grooves!) I had to take a cleaning cut on the bore in 
> the mill before proceeding with the honing job. That left the piston 
> better than .050" undersize at the closest fitting points. The piston 
> was also very oval shaped. I had the piston metal sprayed and turned 
> to a few thousandths of the bore and had a  new engine when I was 
> done. After seeing the results, I put a spray torch on my list of 
> tools to add to the shop! I currently have a crankshaft that needs the 
> same treatment, but no one does that kind of work in this area. :-(
>
> CYA
>
> - Steve
>