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440 forged or steel crank???
« on: November 23, 2005 - 12:09:53 PM »
Been a while and i cant remember how to tell the difference between forged and cast crank 440's,can anyone help?
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Re: 440 forged or steel crank???
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2005 - 12:19:36 PM »
I should add that i would like to know the difference from the hamonic balancer not the internal crank,thanks
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Re: 440 forged or steel crank???
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2005 - 12:21:25 AM »
steel crank has a thin 1" thick balancer , cast has a tapered 1 3/4 approx thick damper with a visible offset weight on it & is usually marked 440 cast crank only

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Re: 440 forged or steel crank???
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2005 - 09:32:02 AM »
thank you Sir,thats what i thought,it does have a steel crank:)
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Re: 440 forged or steel crank???
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2005 - 11:04:17 PM »
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