'96 g16 any luck cleaning up crankshaft after broken rod?

[esizemo]

I was pleased how it turned out and it specs out as well. I did hit it with 600 then compound followed by polish. All with my wife's shoe strings. Now if I only had a camshaft I could finish the rebuild. After washing it today I found a tooth missing. Maybe a blessing in disguise as I was careful handling it. It must have been damaged from the rod breakage. I am ISO a stock g16 cam.

[Mr. Mike]

Why is it that when the rod breaks it always seems to take out the camshaft. I feel like I just went thru this same problem. I ended up ordering a camshaft from a company called boats.net. sounds crazy but they had the best price on a brand new OEM Yamaha crankshaft. Here's the link. I usually try to order from site sponsors but even ebay couldn't compete with this price. You just have to be willing to wait a week to 2 weeks for it to arrive. They order direct from the manufacturer and then ship it to you after they receive it.

http://www.boats.net/parts/detail/ya...171-00-00.html

Mine snapped in 2.

[esizemo]

Anyone have advise on how to install the rings on the piston? Sounds easy but the oil ring (second from top) broke while expanding for install. I will be checking local for a standard set of rings Friday.

[Mr. Mike]

esizemo - I just replied to your other thread regarding this.

[nobuckbuild]

thats how i cheat on vanguards buying "broken rod junk crank" and then clean them up and check the balance i have not had one yet that was twisted . emory cloth and oven cleaner turn it into a 20 minute job, i use the abrasive side to take off the aluminum , then oven cleaner to get the residue and then the cloth side to polish them up , just becareful of the fumes