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440 Crankshaft Journal Nicks? #473695 09/20/09 05:55 PM 09/20/09 05:55 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,958 SW Fla. CYACOP OP master
CYACOP OP master Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,958 SW Fla.	Polished out the journals and a few of the journals have slight nicks on them. Yes I can feel them with my fingernail. How forgiving is this? The bearings looked OK that came out of it. 110,000 mile engine. The crank journals were within spec sizes to run standards again. Building a street 440, nothing radical. I hate to have it turned, chancing other problems later. Feed back? Thanks DJ

Re: 440 Crankshaft Journal Nicks? [Re: CYACOP] #473696 09/20/09 06:16 PM 09/20/09 06:16 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 533 North Dakota 440abody mopar
440abody mopar Joined: May 2004 Posts: 533 North Dakota	Have it turned,as when you don't it will come back to bite you. As I was always told by my dad "do it right the first time and you won't have to do it again." Besides bearings aren't that expensive. 73 Dart Swinger 440/727 8.75 w/3.55's 34 Ford 3w coupe with a soon to be 1958 392HEMI!

Re: 440 Crankshaft Journal Nicks? [Re: CYACOP] #473697 09/20/09 06:18 PM 09/20/09 06:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	You say that you can feel with your finger nail. Can you feel them above the crank journal surface or are they below the surface with no protruding edges? If they are below the journal surface (like a mini dent) with no edges above the smooth surface - not to worry. If there are dedges above the surface then the edges should be smoothed out.

Re: 440 Crankshaft Journal Nicks? [Re: MoparforLife] #473698 09/20/09 06:30 PM 09/20/09 06:30 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,958 SW Fla. CYACOP OP master
CYACOP OP master Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,958 SW Fla.	Quote: You say that you can feel with your finger nail. Can you feel them above the crank journal surface or are they below the surface with no protruding edges? If they are below the journal surface (like a mini dent) with no edges above the smooth surface - not to worry. If there are dedges above the surface then the edges should be smoothed out. Nicks below the surface, not protruding. I dont know where they came from? From factory back in 1972? I handled the crank like it was made of glass, paid special attention not to bump it with anything. I havent built any confidence with the machinist Im working with so I cant say how good or poor he may be, thats why Id rather not turn it. Last edited by DJE; 09/20/09 06:31 PM.

Re: 440 Crankshaft Journal Nicks? [Re: CYACOP] #473699 09/20/09 06:50 PM 09/20/09 06:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,786 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,786 Rio Linda, CA	Don't think of them as nicks, think of them as oil reservoirs. The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway

Re: 440 Crankshaft Journal Nicks? [Re: John_Kunkel] #473700 09/21/09 03:37 PM 09/21/09 03:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,713 North Dakota 6PakBee I Live Here
6PakBee I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,713 North Dakota	I barked a rod journal pretty hard installing pistons in a 440. Took a point file and dressed the nick so it was flush with the journal and then did a little polishing with wet-or-dry and put it together. Still together after 6 years. "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: 440 Crankshaft Journal Nicks? [Re: 6PakBee] #473701 09/21/09 05:13 PM 09/21/09 05:13 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	If you do decide to run it, I'd go with a HV oil pump for some extra peace of mind.

Re: 440 Crankshaft Journal Nicks? [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #473702 09/21/09 07:16 PM 09/21/09 07:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS B Blakcharger440 top fuel
Blakcharger440 top fuel B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,402 Wichita,KS	Hit it with some crocus cloth?

Re: 440 Crankshaft Journal Nicks? [Re: Blakcharger440] #473703 09/21/09 07:42 PM 09/21/09 07:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,066 Eugene, Oregon M minivan master
minivan master M Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,066 Eugene, Oregon	If its an "inny" don't worry about it. If its an "outy" some fine crocus cloth... Not a real big deal unless its an outy.....

Re: 440 Crankshaft Journal Nicks? [Re: minivan] #473704 09/21/09 07:57 PM 09/21/09 07:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Quote: If its an "inny" don't worry about it. If its an "outy" some fine crocus cloth... Not a real big deal unless its an outy..... Like said above hit it with a fine point file to just get the edges smoothed down to the rest of the surface. It is stated that it is already polished and further polishing with crocus cloth wil take as much off the rest of the shaft as the nick or if just hitting th earea of the nick it is possible to create a flat spot that is not wanted. A small file is not flexible and easier to control to just ake off the above surface edges.

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