16-03-2018, 07:28 PM
(16-03-2018, 04:55 PM)John Mason Wrote: Hi all, my mk1 Ruby ran for At least 13 years. The time between me purchasing it and doing a major rebuild on it I don't know how long the previous owner had it or how many miles done in it. But on stripping down I found the crank braised around where the rear bearing fitted towards the no 4 big end crank web. I replaced the crank with a phoenix crank. However it would appear that the braized crank did years of service with 1000s of miles with no problem. I changed it because I am chicken.
John Mason
Was the brazing mending a break or was it just building up a worn seating for the rear main?
I have seen brazing in this area before, and assumed the latter. Not used the crank, though.
Simon
Maybe I will try magnetic, Bob.
Thanks.