Crankwalk Cure

[petbeemer]

Hi all wanted to share with you what ive found concering the crankwalk problem,i know you have a real problem over in the States with it,forgive me if its in the wrong place but i had to start somewhere with it
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[G9S6T]

dude post pics of your car..please

 

[oldman]

dude post pics of your car..please

Please use proper grammar, punctuation and capitalization in tech sections.

 

[crimsondragon]

Can you just post what it says? I don't really want to sign up only to read it.

 

[napkinthief]

Yes please copy/paste and give credits to original author.

 

[ricktb]

Is this a preventative method only? Or can it be done after the cw has occured? Sounds like knows what hes talking about, more oil to thrust bearings can't be a bad thing.

 

[dsmsucks]

The cure to crankwalk has been out for years. The 6bolt swap IS the crankwalk cure.

 

[DSMLoverFromUA]

+1 for 6 bolt!

 

[absolute_DSM]

Please use proper grammar, punctuation and capitalization in tech sections.

You are on top of things all over.



The crankwalk "cure" doesnt exist. Try and find the EXACT reason it occurs. There are too many theories.

 

[Taylor3180]

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[GofaST4life]

to the above pic...

 

[bling5tatus]

Yeah, it'd be nice to copy paste here. I could give a rat's ass anyhow since I do not own a 7 bolt... and NO, swapping to a 6bolt is not a cure for crankwalk. It sounds all smart and snappy to say so, but it's simply not a solution. That's like, well, your honda sucks, time to trade it for a corvette. Finding a way to fix the honda into not sucking would be a solution, not replacing it all together.

 

[kenamond]

Last I heard, crankwalk was due to bad quality control on the 2g cranks. Also, if your motor has 60k miles or more on it and it hasn't walked, you're probably okay and there is no need for a cure.

 

[Defiant]

Yes, we've heard a number of things.

Until the cause of crankwalk can be determined, a "cure" is equally ethereal.

 

[GofaST4life]

well said Defiant...

 

[JayRolla]

A buddy of mine here in Colorado springs that runs jackstransmissions.com has been building 7 bolt strokers for years and not one has come back with crankwalk. He has had two stroker 6 bolt cranks break in the same spot and he believes the 7 bolt 2.4 crank is stronger. Crankwalk is over rated and if I remember right was reported in less than 15% of 7 bolt cars.

 

[dsmkid4g63t]

haha mine walked with 137,000 miles on it! OUCH!

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[GreenGSX]

The cure to crankwalk has been out for years. The 6bolt swap IS the crankwalk cure.

6 bolt motors have crankwalked too. You just don't hear much about it because 6 bolt motors don't have a crank sensor to take out when they fail.

 

[TSITuner4Lyfe69]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=273163
DONE AND DONE

 

[petbeemer]

Cure For Crankwalk - DSM Forums
DONE AND DONE

seems someone believes me as thats my article!

 

[Spln_Hrd]

Last I heard, crankwalk was due to bad quality control on the 2g cranks. Also, if your motor has 60k miles or more on it and it hasn't walked, you're probably okay and there is no need for a cure.

My brothers 95 gst has 125k miles on it when it spun a rod bearing and when we pulled the engine I decided to measure the endplay just for the hell of it and it was a couple thousands out of spec. With more time his would have crankwalked after 60k miles.

Although if I were still running 7 bolts I would still be more concered about my connecting rods, but I have a higher thirst for power than most people.

 

[syrushcw]

Best cure for crankwalk is preventiveness like abstance works for not having babys and std's. Preventiveness don't get a car with a 7 bolt!