How come its taking so long to stroke my OEM insert bearing crank?
When we stroke an OEM crank forging, a crank grinder must be dedicated to the job until the crank is complete. This means that all during the the welding, straightening, cooling, heat treating and re-cooling processes, the grinder that has been set-up for this particular crank sits idle awaiting the grinding operation. Add to this, re-welding of the top of the rod journal pads and a few more straightening operations and this crank grinder is tied up with one job for almost two days! We also run journal repairs between stroking in order to keep from getting behind in that area. Sure corners could be cut and operations could overlap, but… you won’t get the quality and straightness that we are known for.
