Case splitting and crank rebuilding
Posted: 10:37 pm Sep 22 2012
A while back my step dad had stopped by a shop in town and asked if they could split the cases and rebuild the crank on my KDX, well the guy said sure he can do that no problem. It was even the same guy that had done some work for him back in the 80's on a dirt bike of his.
So yesterday I took my engine down to that shop so I could get it all fixed up. Well when I get there he says no I don't do that anymore, and i sold all my tools for doing that kind of stuff a long time ago. I asked if he will even split the cases and remove the crank for me so I can send the crank off to someone who will rebuild it but he said no to that too. He also says good luck fining anyone that rebuilds cranks anymore and I should just take all the parts I just bought and use them as paper weights because that bike isn't worth wasting your time on anyway; and even if he was to do the work it would be about a $400 bill. He says the only Jap bikes he works on anymore are ones of his own and he only likes working on older stuff.
Yeah so I pretty much get the impression that my work isn't good enough for him because when an older guy goes in there he can do the work just fine but when some young punk goes in there then he can't do it and I probably couldn't afford it anyway. He has a big shop press sitting there for crying out loud but for some reason he sold off his pullers? For some reason the whole experience just pisses me off a little, maybe its just me.
So I'm back to square one trying to find someone who will do this for me near by. Ive also been thinking about just splitting the cases myself but I don't have a press or a crank puller to get it back together after I get the crank done. Do you guys suggest Ron black for rebuilding my crank, $40 seams pretty darn good I'll just have to add shipping to to that. Maybe I'll send him my carb and head while I'm at it...
So yesterday I took my engine down to that shop so I could get it all fixed up. Well when I get there he says no I don't do that anymore, and i sold all my tools for doing that kind of stuff a long time ago. I asked if he will even split the cases and remove the crank for me so I can send the crank off to someone who will rebuild it but he said no to that too. He also says good luck fining anyone that rebuilds cranks anymore and I should just take all the parts I just bought and use them as paper weights because that bike isn't worth wasting your time on anyway; and even if he was to do the work it would be about a $400 bill. He says the only Jap bikes he works on anymore are ones of his own and he only likes working on older stuff.
Yeah so I pretty much get the impression that my work isn't good enough for him because when an older guy goes in there he can do the work just fine but when some young punk goes in there then he can't do it and I probably couldn't afford it anyway. He has a big shop press sitting there for crying out loud but for some reason he sold off his pullers? For some reason the whole experience just pisses me off a little, maybe its just me.
So I'm back to square one trying to find someone who will do this for me near by. Ive also been thinking about just splitting the cases myself but I don't have a press or a crank puller to get it back together after I get the crank done. Do you guys suggest Ron black for rebuilding my crank, $40 seams pretty darn good I'll just have to add shipping to to that. Maybe I'll send him my carb and head while I'm at it...