Re: FA - Starrett 696 and 696B Crank Shaft Distortion Dial Gauge



for those of you who know how this is REALLY used, I'm curious - is is
measuring bending of the crankshaft, or what? how do you set it up (the
stuff on the web is less than clear), and what are you really measuring?
"Tom Miller" <tomiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> This tends to be a common check that is done on marine diesels and large
> stationary engines as a preventative maintenance exercise. It shows how
> well
> the main bearings are aligned.The bearings in large engines can be aligned
> individually unlike smaller engines which a line bored and stay aligned
> for
> the life of the engine.
>
>
> "william_b_noble" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1126419746.653055334991af75cf3505a8970c7796@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> this is a pretty interesting specialty gauge - could be of interest to
> some
>> of the NG - it's very cool I must say
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7545711932
>>
>> --
>> Bill
>>
>>
>>
>> also check out http://www.wbnoble.com
>>
>>
>
>


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