My Gtr Horror Story

[StevenCJR31]

yeah thats definatly a crank out repair job to fix that keyway. . if you can give crankshaft rebuilders a call and they can tell you if its repairable or not

[reeceo21]

In my personal opinion it should be fine as you found it before the crank was damaged, But others have stated about the oil pump. And as that is a common problem with the 26's I would have a very accurate oil pressure gauge installed and maybe one with a beeper so you know if its low. My saying is always dont fix it if it aint broke. With that being said though preventive maintenance is a good thing

[Bankrupt]

Ok so heres what I did...

Firstly machined out the balancer to fit a taper lock. I had to allow 3 degrees for the lock to work. See the picture for the explenation.

Then I made up a ring 1 thou undersized, and shrunk it onto the balancer to reinforce the lip.

Next was the actual taper lock. Harder than it looks to get it perfect, but this also has a 3 degree taper on.

Now just to be safe, I cut a small amount from the washer that sits in front of the collar incase my measurements were out and it had to protrude slightly. This washer is very very hard btw, just about wrecked my cutter

Here's how it looks all together

Then everything was covered in loctite and thrown together. This is essentially a temporary fix for when I want to build the engine. I don't think ill ever get it off the crank without causing damage so luckily the crank isn't something ill want to keep haha. In all it was a pretty productive weekend and the car is running well

[Shoota_77]

Very industrious, well done! You must have some handy tools!