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Old 12-03-2008, 12:47 PM
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Always pays to doublecheck.

Wow

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That's just amazing, and hopefully a joke.

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Wow, that's shoddy work.
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Originally Posted by folsomlarry
That's just amazing, and hopefully a joke.

Larry
I agree...they can't be serious.
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Did you follow the link?

Originally Posted by Allcoupedup
I don't know why there is metal added to the flange but don't assume the guy messed up or the crank is bad because there was a lot of weight added to the crank counterweight.

When my crank came back it had a big hunk of metal on the counterweight. When I asked the guy he said it was due to heavy rods. It was a known good stock crank and has been working well post rebuild.


Looks like you have mismatched caps.
I'd check that first.
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yeah, I wouldn't have paid for that work.
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I followed the link- it's not a joke. That is pathetic.

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