John, If you want to rebuild your crank, send it to the professionals. This is not a "do it your self job"
OR You could buy the Kaw 440 bottom I have for sale at $100. New seals and bearings. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Vriesinga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [F500] Replacing crank Seal > >I expect the metallic beating you are seeing was the thrust washer as it > > disintegrated. Kawasaki's would occasionally eat the thrust washer. > > I've been looking in various manuals and on line; it looks as though only > the two end bearings and oil pump drive gear will come off. For all else, > the manuals say replace crank assembly. > > Is this the case? > > I can't imagine sending a crank out to have two end bearings replaced. > > Does this mean that the missing thrust bearing will be cured only with a new > crank assembly? > > JV ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
