Crank adjustment after assembly?
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I'd say if you have the time....and money, to try it, then by all means go ahead. Everyone has to try something for the first time. And as you say, you'll never achieve anything without trying.
I'm not gonna say it can't be done and you're gonna fail. I know that from personal experience. But, as you pointed out, you may very well learn more from failure than you would if you nailed it on the first try.
I'm not gonna say it can't be done and you're gonna fail. I know that from personal experience. But, as you pointed out, you may very well learn more from failure than you would if you nailed it on the first try.
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Of course one learns more from failure and I totally agree with the "nothing ventured, nothing gained" mind set. However, like Mike points out, time and money are required and those are both functions of how many times one fails. I just think it foolish to diddle around with a crank when there are shops that do it every day for $350-$450 and you know what you got. Now if this is an experiment, forge on but it could be an expensive experiment and upside is what?
Last edited by djl; Jan 22, 2017 at 07:37 PM.
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I will probably disappoint everybody but my crank is fine. It was theoretical question. There are 2 things about bikes, which I didn't know how to deal with, it is frame straightening and crank adjustment. Thanks to some responses in this tread I now know how I would try to rebuild roller crank.
Next question is about frame. Harleys with bent frame go very cheap, I used to go to insurance auctions.
Next question is about frame. Harleys with bent frame go very cheap, I used to go to insurance auctions.
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I will probably disappoint everybody but my crank is fine. It was theoretical question. There are 2 things about bikes, which I didn't know how to deal with, it is frame straightening and crank adjustment. Thanks to some responses in this tread I now know how I would try to rebuild roller crank.
Next question is about frame. Harleys with bent frame go very cheap, I used to go to insurance auctions.
Next question is about frame. Harleys with bent frame go very cheap, I used to go to insurance auctions.
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1st off bent frame = junk in my book! will never run true don't care what anyone says, even the HD shops shy away from bent frames - now it depends on how severely bent it is I imagine.
#2 experimenting with the crank in your bike is just that - an experiment!, & when it fails you`ll know......cause parts, cases & such will have basically vibrated apart as though a bomb went off, & if by chance your home garage tools & you managed to get it right? well hell you might as well balance & blueprint the motor at that point.
all in all glad your bikes crank is good & you should be too!
#2 experimenting with the crank in your bike is just that - an experiment!, & when it fails you`ll know......cause parts, cases & such will have basically vibrated apart as though a bomb went off, & if by chance your home garage tools & you managed to get it right? well hell you might as well balance & blueprint the motor at that point.
all in all glad your bikes crank is good & you should be too!
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Some frames have very minor damage, for example, pipe, going down from neck, bent 1/2" in the middle.
I was checking alignment of my 99 FLHTCUI, it was fine, but I had to understand and figure out how to do it on my drive way. It was not a big deal, I used belts to keep rear wheel vertical and 2 thin ropes to check position of front wheel.
I was checking alignment of my 99 FLHTCUI, it was fine, but I had to understand and figure out how to do it on my drive way. It was not a big deal, I used belts to keep rear wheel vertical and 2 thin ropes to check position of front wheel.
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1st off bent frame = junk in my book! will never run true don't care what anyone says, even the HD shops shy away from bent frames - now it depends on how severely bent it is I imagine.
#2 experimenting with the crank in your bike is just that - an experiment!, & when it fails you`ll know......cause parts, cases & such will have basically vibrated apart as though a bomb went off, & if by chance your home garage tools & you managed to get it right? well hell you might as well balance & blueprint the motor at that point.
all in all glad your bikes crank is good & you should be too!
#2 experimenting with the crank in your bike is just that - an experiment!, & when it fails you`ll know......cause parts, cases & such will have basically vibrated apart as though a bomb went off, & if by chance your home garage tools & you managed to get it right? well hell you might as well balance & blueprint the motor at that point.
all in all glad your bikes crank is good & you should be too!
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I wish you guys would quit trying to talk him out of trying. I want him to try. A homebrewed rebuilt crank housed in a totalled bike with a do it your self straightened frame, what could possibly go wrong..................................
