[TR] advice needed for a crankshaft on ebay

[Jeff Scarbrough]

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 at 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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