oh fvck a duck chuck :headvswal

 

what have i done, in the auto to manual conversion you need to remove the pilot bushing as i understand it!!,

 

having looked at pictures i worked out that its about 35mm in diamiter

 

so looking at the crank end there was a bushing in there about 20mm dia and 3mm thick came out easy enough, now this is where you do one of those stupid unpredictable things!! :nono:

 

having getting it into my head that the bushing was 35mm thick i carried on drilling and chisseling to get this damn thing out

 

well i made a right sows ear of things after calling mike at mjp my worse fears came true i had been chisseling and drilling the actual crank :smash::smash:

 

what a mess, question is i am able to get the bush in with belzone e metal, and it will be running true as i have only chisseld a small portion away,

 

should i machine a bigger dia hole and sleve the bush or would the belsona be good enough??

 

i understand that threre isnt any stresses on the bush as its only a guide!!

 

any help greatly appreceated

 

cheers

can I be the forst to say

 

 

you plonker

I think you need to machine into some fresh metal if you can, and make a bush to suit.

 

I have a spare crank here if you need it FOC, BUT it does need a regrind, it's very bad.

IMO.

 

You wont be able to machine anything with the crank in the engine because you wont get it centred properly.

The whole area looks fcukd to me anyway.

I would just scrap the crank if it were in my engine and start again with another crank..

Ah man :( whats happend. Thats not good :(

Is there nothing else he can do.

i can get a mag based drill onto it and with a broaching tool can make the hole bigger and bush it not a problem, the damage looks bad but i can still get a pilot bushing in there and use something like jb cold weld to fill up the drill holes might just be ok should i give it a go first?

thats ****ed!! out of balance and weakened the actual crank. i wouldnt put any torque through that crank full stop imo.

IMO.

 

You wont be able to machine anything with the crank in the engine because you wont get it centred properly.

The whole area looks fcukd to me anyway.

I would just scrap the crank if it were in my engine and start again with another crank..

 

Pretty much what he said. Doh! :headvswal

If it was mine and I thought I could get another bush in there properly I would give it a go.

 

The balance will hardly be affected (if at all) because the holes/damage are so close to the center.

 

If you fix it and it doesnt work you are no worse off. And as you say, its only a guide.

If you fix it and it doesnt work you are no worse off. And as you say, its only a guide.

 

If you bodge it with plastic filler and it works then great....................

however if it doesnt you will potentially wreck the clutch and g.box input shaft

looking at the pics it used to be a manual engine and i can see the original bush in it so its not that bad !

 

Just clean it up and put the box in with the bush thats already in it !

 

im sorry i never replied to your picture message my phone crashed like normal and then i forgot about it

 

DOH let me know how you get on

looking at the pics it used to be a manual engine and i can see the original bush in it so its not that bad !

 

Just clean it up and put the box in with the bush thats already in it !

 

im sorry i never replied to your picture message my phone crashed like normal and then i forgot about it

 

DOH let me know how you get on

 

 

I agree, and when I said if it dosnt work, I meant if it works out too hard to achive a good result.

i will do my best guys im good at botching stuff lol!! will keep you all updated thanks for all the help wish me luck lol!!

i will do my best guys im good at botching stuff lol!! will keep you all updated thanks for all the help wish me luck lol!!

 

good luck :)