Redneck Crankshaft Polishing -- How To Do It At Home

[@wyattandwill12]

I love these more old school tips. Most special tools or machine work aren’t really needed, if you’re good enough at careful work (I like to call it artisan work) you can do a lot of things yourself.

[@CherezianRacing]

Yessir thank you!

[@patwatson2454]

That's why I love this channel, These kids today think oh well it's broke il just buy a new one, Instead of learning how to fix what they have and save money,

[@CherezianRacing]

Thank you sir! Yea you learn real quick when you dont have that kinda money to spend

[@patwatson2454]

@@CherezianRacing exactly,I've always been the guy rooting through the junkyard paying $75 for a motor rebuild it myself and hope I win some cash to buy a better motor,the only thing I've had to always spend money on was my roll cages because welding is beyond on iq level for some reason, and I don't want to die so I do buy my cages pre made

[@rcs0296]

I did that 23 years and over 100k miles ago,still runs

[@CherezianRacing]

Wow! Nice job

[@williamsteele8891]

I hope to give this a try on my old Jeep CJ2A. My garage beer is Leinenkugels. Thanks for thinking of us low budget guys!

[@CherezianRacing]

Right on and good luck!

[@tckiser]

Years ago (won’t say how many.....) we used what was called crocus cloth to polish cranks. Very seldom was one sent out. Nice looking job!!!

[@sethosborne867]

This cool man

[@CherezianRacing]

Whatever us backwood boys can use to get er done!

[@leavemealone.2150]

I still use crocus cloth to polish crank journals on low budget dirt track engine builds..

[@johndavidwolf4239]

1) Silicon-carbide sandpaper is ready available in a lot finer grits than 600, I would use around 1000 next, after that, "crocus cloth" which is jeweler's rouge on a cloth backing in place of polishing compound.

[@CherezianRacing]

Thanks for the advice!

[@markburke390]

Gotta finish polishing mine tonight.mine wasn't that bad but I hit it with 800,1000,1500.gonna hit it with metal polish tonight and micro fiber cloth tonight.my press should be here friday.gotta press rods..030 over 360 going in a ramcharger

[@CherezianRacing]

Right on man good luck with the build!

[@markburke390]

@@CherezianRacing it came out looking like a mirror

[@CherezianRacing]

@@markburke390 nice work!

[@medusaracing]

THANKS ALOT FOR YOUR TIPS. SEEN ABOUT 100 TIP CLIPS. YOURS BEEN THE BEST.

[@CherezianRacing]

Thank you!

[@mrmoncherz2574]

That wind machine fan in the background must be a reliable fan, I see these all the time in other videos. I’ve had mine about 6yrs now.

[@CherezianRacing]

It just died a few weeks ago! It was great until then

[@jacquelinechellis4036]

Very good work will help me do better at that and as sure you know sometimes you can get 001 or even .011 bearings to zero in on it from King bearings

[@CherezianRacing]

Thank you. Ive always used king bearings

[@jdwisdom9433]

This vedio is a basic money saver! Thanks, JD

[@CherezianRacing]

Yessir, thanks!

[@TubeInspire]

New sub thanks for thr video!! Did you go with standard bearings or had to change the size?

[@CherezianRacing]

Thanks! I still used the same bearing. No difference in clearance

[@TubeInspire]

@@CherezianRacing thanks again for the quick feedback keep the videos coming .. 🍻

[@TubeInspire]

@@CherezianRacing btw do you recommend the balancing on this case my engine block will be stock just adders heads, cam intake etc .

[@CherezianRacing]

@@TubeInspireif its all the same stock rotating assembly no need for balancing. I do however recommend balancing the connecting rods/pistons. I have a video for that too

[@TubeInspire]

@@CherezianRacing cool stuff I will check it out 👍🏼 thanks

[@alb12345672]

I have a briggs V-twin going to try this before scrapping it. bearing blew up. Journal has a bit of aluminum.

[@CherezianRacing]

Good luck! You can do it

[@jamesfoster3488]

We run 600 micro sprints. Builder just called me last night and said we had a bad crank and it needs to be polished

[@CherezianRacing]

Best of luck to you!

[@hotroda.5821]

Did you check for out of round before spending time to remove those deep grooves.

[@Sonny1989]

This guy can really polish a Rod

[@CherezianRacing]

Its actually a shaft lol

[@AbgarMusayelyan]

Love those flags on the rear spoiler bud. Just found your channel and subscribed! 🇺🇸🇦🇲!

[@CherezianRacing]

Thank you jan. Where in the world are you located?

[@AbgarMusayelyan]

@@CherezianRacing I'm down in LA. Hey man do you think i can do this while the crank/engine is still in the car? You know, assuming the mains are fine?

[@CherezianRacing]

@@AbgarMusayelyan gotcha, i will be in Glendale a few times next month. And not unless you can completely plug up the oil feed holes in the crank rod journal before start polishing. U cant get any debris in there or its game over. But chances are if your rod journals are tore up then so are your main journals.

[@AbgarMusayelyan]

@@CherezianRacing I'll take them off the mains and check em out. If you're gonna be down here for an event, I'll come out and support. Maybe I can buy you a beer for the tip on this video.

[@CherezianRacing]

@@AbgarMusayelyan no bro its just for work midweek, however ill have some down time if you want to meet and grab a kilikia with me. What part of LA are you in?

[@BobSmith-qb9he]

Good video. But,,,, I had to give up on the Busch beer, now on the Coors!

[@CherezianRacing]

As long as it doesnt say bud lite on the can im ok with it lol

[@jasonlopez4855]

I pay $80 for Crank terning and balance ♎ I like it good job 👍🇺🇸❤️ Nex LS engine block.

[@CherezianRacing]

Thats a good deal! Thanks

[@hotroda.5821]

3/4 plywood shaped to a long handle split in the middle and a whole saw. One small hinge to open the polishing tool hahaha. Shit this is quick and easy. Good tip my friend.

[@CherezianRacing]

Man thats a good idea too

[@philipgavin6962]

Love the shirt. Aerosmith kicks ass.

[@CherezianRacing]

Thanks!

[@lewisbrodnax7898]

Just a thought here, instead of electrical tape maybe use something wide like duck tape ( or duct tape if you prefer...) and cut that to fit just like t sandpaper. Kind of keeping it all equal like.

[@CherezianRacing]

Thank you! Actually found a better and easier way to do this with an old engine block. Check out the video we made for it

[@scottcrawford4148]

Does the same technique work for camshafts?

[@CherezianRacing]

You better believe it!

[@clutch5sp989]

Curios....how much material is coming off when you guys do this? Mine doesn't look bad, just need a quick going over. Guess I could plasi gage it before & after to see what happened. Also, I have a high volume oil pump with all new bearings cam included to go in wifes daily driver.

[@CherezianRacing]

Not much at all. Wont even know the difference

[@Smashachu]

I say we just remove the bearing, glue a strip around the scored area, unplug the injecters and ignition coils and let err rip.

[@soggz4246]

Hi. Will doing this not affect the internal diameter measurement of the shell bearings? All the best.👍🏾🛠🇬🇧

[@CherezianRacing]

No, the bearing shells will stay the same size.

[@soggz4246]

@@CherezianRacing No. sorry,I meant won’t the journals be slightly smaller, making more space in between them and the standard bearings…

[@andrewlewis444]

Budweiser!

[@CherezianRacing]

bud heavy!

[@darrellsomers5427]

Loose is fast but not for long

[@CherezianRacing]

Thanks for watching!

[@tckiser]

You’ll make better decisions drinking bourbon.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CherezianRacing]

Have to see about that real soon!

[@alessioscarlata118]

Si e veramente molto spettacolare

[@terrydanca2438]

bush beer, bud light. what's the difference

[@CherezianRacing]

Well its a different beer

[@terrysibley9636]

Very nice. I've got one to do here real soon. .thank you

[@CherezianRacing]

Thank you!

[@oscarpuente2029]

outstanding!

[@CherezianRacing]

Thank you!

[@maldo72]

Good stuff

[@CherezianRacing]

Thanks

[@yamahaeddiemac1]

Very clever !!!

[@CherezianRacing]

Thank you

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

There's $50 - 100 worth of savings, thanks for sharing.

[@CherezianRacing]

Yessir!

[@AwesomeFinish]

You still got Busch in that fridge? lol

[@CherezianRacing]

It never runs out. It aint bud lite so i can still get by drinking it

[@AwesomeFinish]

@@CherezianRacing Bud Light is made by Anheizer Busch... lol

[@CherezianRacing]

@@AwesomeFinish as long as my can doesnt say bud on it, im good.

[@coboholocaust3447]

Thanks for this….

[@CherezianRacing]

Thank you!

[@kart44]

Cheers

[@jasonlopez4855]

I would like to see more videos 👍👍👍

[@MegaReddevil71]

Then wonder why u got low oil pressure

[@CherezianRacing]

Thanks for watching!

[@honestabe7349]

$50 for piece of mind. Get it turned and polished.

[@CherezianRacing]

Last time i had a turn and polish done at the machine shop it was $250

[@anthonycavalliotis8736]

Sand Paper on a Crank? Damn.

[@CherezianRacing]

Dont overthink it haha

[@anthonycavalliotis8736]

Yeah maybe you rite.@@CherezianRacing

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

Subscribed, but drink better beer. 🍺 LOL

[@CherezianRacing]

Ill drink almost any beer. Just like buying the cheap stuff!

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

@@CherezianRacing Try Natural Light Ice, not bad for a cheap brew. Plus the Ice brews usually have a higher alcohol content in them so you don't have to drink as many. I personally don't like aluminum cans because aluminum is almost as unhealthy as mercury. It's supposed to be the number one cause of alzheimers and dimensa when you get older and as the aluminum builds up in the body. Plus I really don't think I'd like it in the can, that's why I'm a bottle baby. LOL

[@CherezianRacing]

@@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852 thats good info, thanks! I like the busch ice but thats impossible to get out here

[@darrellsomers5427]

That crank needs to be turned lol ,it won't last long

[@CherezianRacing]

Thanks for watching! This was made a couple years ago and the motor still runs great with great oil pressure.

[@96_Z71]

I had a terrible week end of racing

[@mikeschneider634]

Do before and after measurements??? This video is worthless....

[@CherezianRacing]

Thanks for watching!

[@jayirving6996]

Yeah.. don't do this.. take it to a machine shop.. I tried this years ago on a 350 crank.. just lightly polished just like this.. lost 20# of oil pressure cause you are loosing diameter and I went from .002 to .0025 and that was enough..

[@CherezianRacing]

Thanks for watching

[@wally7856]

You have to check clearances afterwards and change bearing sizes if needed to stay in spec.