[Shotimes] Crank Cancer - Cracked woodruff key, fubar timing sprocket

[Robert Bruce]

I have spare sprockets and keys too in case you want to start collecting
them. :-)

Robert Bruce
93 atx
92


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ian Fisher
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 3:28 PM
To: rcedelman@comcast.net; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Crank Cancer - Cracked woodruff key, fubar
timing sprocket


The timing sprocket is notched to slide over the
woodruff key. If I recall correctly and I am 99.9%
positive on this, the crank is not splined.

I should have a spare timing sprocket. I think someone
(George Fourchy) said that the correct woodruf key was
available from most hardware stores. I have seen them
at SEARS in the nuts and bolts section but I never
needed to match one up to the SHO's key.

So basically it sounds like you only need a sprocket
and a key. I'll try to check the garage today or
tomorrow to see if I have a good spare. I know offhand
that one of my sprockets has a few chips on the teeth.
I am not going to use it on my engine but I'm sure it
would work fine. I know of a few other local people
with spare motors so I'm sure you'll be able to find
one fairly readily.

good luck
Ian

--- rcedelman@comcast.net wrote:

> Seems I have the infamous "crank cancer." Couldn't
> figure it out myself, and partly didn't want to deal
> with it, but a local mechanic found it. The woodruff
> key is cracked and the timing sprocket looks just
> like the pictures on shotimes.com.
>
> Couple of questions here.
> 1) Where can I get a new woodruff key and sprocket?
> 2) The mechanic is saying I need a whole new crank.
> He says the crank, where the sprocket goes on, is
> supposed to have a bunch of splines on it and mine
> are worn off, but I've never seen what he's talking
> about on a crank in any engine. I'm thinking this
> part is BS, but I wanted to ask the experts on the
> list.
> 3) If the crank really is bad, I'm guessing it'll be
> a lot cheaper to just drop another engine in there
> rather than rebuild the one I've got... Anyone have
> a spare 3.2L they want to get rid of? :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich Edelman
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