Crank Bearings and Shells

yorkshirelad3 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Karma :

Thats whats gone and killed my baby!!

Cranks supposedly ok, and top end is in 'mint' condition as the mechanic put it. Hes put in a warrinty claim on my behalf and therefor cant give me a price yet

any of you guys know a roundabout price for this sort of work?

kb-zxr · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Karma :

What bike is it, how old etc?

If its under warranty wouldnt it be free?

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Shells are cheap. Depending on the design of the engine they can be easy to change (although I suspect with a Comet the engine will need to be stripped down). Often the crank suffers as well, so hope it really is OK.

All the best

Keith
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yorkshirelad3 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Karma :

they may try and prove neglegence, the mechanic says thats highly unlikely as the top end of the motr is pefect and so is the rest of the bottom end.

the bikes a hyosung, dealt through bavanar importers and is a 2004.

warrenty ends at the end of this month

Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Lucky it didn't happen a month later! If the rest of your engine is in good inck they have no case for negligence.

yorkshirelad3 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Karma :

she just let go at around 7,000 revs, tried to restart, nowt happend so i had her towed away! lol

i didnt wanna damage owt else forcing it to start or plebbing with it myself.

Basically iv gotta get my full test passed soon then its trade in time for the newly fixed comet and and hello mr GSF Bandit 600.

Good bike for me, i comute but also like to play on a sunday.

iv also looked at hornets but they cost too much and fazers, but i would have 2 remove the fairing, i hate them

yorkshirelad3 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Karma :

but yes, can anyone give me a round about price, assuming that its only the parts above that need doing and take into account the time it might take to do.

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Free if under warrenty.

Otherwise, say £5~£30 for the bearings (a set for the car were £30, so should be less needing only 1/4 of as many, but bike spares cost more). Full gasket set, say £50 at OE prices. Say 3 labour hours getting the engine out / in. Say same again for the work (assuming the Comet is fairly simple). Probably about £400.

All the best

Keith
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Put it this way. It is probably cheaper to put a new engine in it (at cost price) than to pay for the labour.

Why you need to know how much anyway? It is a warranty claim, you don't have to pay.

When the (Japanese) engine in my MZ let go, it was sent back to Germany, stripped and bench rebuilt with a new crank, bearings conrod, piston and cylinder head. I neither know nor care how much this cost them.
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