Re: [TR] advice needed for a crankshaft on ebay

[Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>]

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I'm no expert, but unless I was desperate, I'd pass on a crank that was
already at 0.040 under, especially if all I had to go by was that picture.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Kinderlehrer <kinderlehrer@comcast.net>
wrote:

> A friend is in need of a new crankshaft for her TR3 and found this on ebay:
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> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Triumph-TR4-TR3-Original-Engine-Crankshaft-Checked-for-Cracks-VGC-/331519279959?hash=item4d3016c357&vxp=mtr
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> Do the measurements as stated mean that the crank has been ground to .040
> less than original on the mains and .010 under on the rods? Is that a lot
> for a crankshaft? Does the price seem reasonable? Are there any other
> sources?
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> Thanks for any help,
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> Bob
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;m no expert, but unless I was desperate, I&#39;d pas=
s on a crank that was already at 0.040 under, especially if all I had to go=
 by was that picture.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote">On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Kinderlehrer <span dir=3D"ltr">&=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:kinderlehrer@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank">kinderlehr=
er@comcast.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div=
 lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-=
serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">A friend is in need of a new crankshaft for her =
TR3 and found this on ebay:<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"=
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Triumph-TR4-TR3-Original-Engine-Crankshaft-Checked-=
for-Cracks-VGC-/331519279959?hash=3Ditem4d3016c357&amp;vxp=3Dmtr" target=3D=
"_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Triumph-TR4-TR3-Original-Engine-Crankshaft=
-Checked-for-Cracks-VGC-/331519279959?hash=3Ditem4d3016c357&amp;vxp=3Dmtr</=
a><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><=
/p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div></div></=
div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">Do the measurement=
s as stated mean that the crank has been ground to .040 less than original =
on the mains and .010 under on the rods? Is that a lot for a crankshaft? Do=
es the price seem reasonable? Are there any other sources?<u></u><u></u></s=
pan></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:=
&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u><=
/u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-f=
amily:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Thanks for =
any help,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:=
#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;=
;color:#1f497d">Bob<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><br><br>
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