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Crankshaft Inspection: Straightness

  1. 6. Place the V-blocks on a flat surface.
  2. 7. Check the total runout with the crankshaft supported on V-blocks.
  3. 8. Measure the runout on all of the main journals. Rotate the crankshaft two complete revolutions. The difference between measurements on each journal must not be more than the service limit.

    Crankshaft Total Runout 

    Standard (New): 0.03 mm (0.0012 in) max. 

    Service Limit: 0.04 mm (0.0016 in) 

    Fig 1: Measuring Crankshaft Total Runout
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