DIY #7

Crankshaft rebuilding (Laverda 1000)
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Rebuilding a crankshaft must be done by a real specialist, someone who knows what he is doing. It is then not recommanded to do the job is you are not sure
that you have the right tools and above all to know exactly what to do and how to do it.
Here are the main stages of the work (thanks Patlec!):

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Désassembling the crank	Cleaning parts. Immersing in a solvant and careful cleaning, especially of the flanges	Last cleaning with acetone

Replacement of the bushes and re-boring to the right size	Fitting of the new bearings	180° timing and approaching of the central parts

Checking for parallelism	Checking for out of round	Rectification if necessary

Using the press	The 2 parts are finished	Approaching the side parts with a caliper

Checking the out of round	Using the press to fit the RHS part	Fitting the LHS mass

Final checking of the out of round

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