[SEL] Crankshaft extending

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Well, maybe to get rid of the nickname "stumpy"?.

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, KY



David Rotigel wrote:

>My doG Tommy, even I will not respond to your question!
>	Dave
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>On Sep 12, 2007, at 8:12 PM, Judge Tommy Turner wrote:
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>>George,
>> is there a reason you want it longer?
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>>Tommy Turner
>>Magnolia, KY
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>>Best, George wrote:
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>>>I've got an engine where someone took a hacksaw and shortened the
>>>crankshaft for some reason.  Maybe it stuck out too far and they  
>>>didn't
>>>want to use a belt pulley on it.
>>>
>>>I'm wondering if it is feasible to extend the crankshaft, or should I
>>>find replacement crankshaft instead?
>>>
>>>What I'm thinking is that I could put the crankshaft on the lathe and
>>>true up where they cut the shaft.  Then center bore the shaft.
>>>Make an extention piece with a stub to fit the bored hole in the
>>>crankshaft.
>>>Press the extention piece in.
>>>Weld the seam.
>>>Then clean up the joint in the lathe.
>>>
>>>Does this sound like a feasible way to fix the crankshaft?
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