I think no matter how you lay a crank down, the weight will not be evenly
distributed over the entire length. Some portion will be "bridging" the surface
it is laying on. In an engine the crank is supported at each main journal.
Anyway, when I visit my crankshaft shop he has them all standing on end. Good
enough for me!
As far as a preservative it's my understanding that was the original intent of
WD40 was as a preservative, it just happens to get rid of squeaks too.
Larry Hoy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
>[mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Susan and John Roper
>Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 8:32 PM
>To: Duncan120@aol.com
>Cc: gerrybraz@voyager.net; kmr@pil.net; shop-talk@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Storing Parts
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>I think more properly that you don't want to lay them on a
>hard(concrete)floor, as over time they could take a slight set. My
>understanding is that so long as the surface is not unyeilding, no problem.
>John
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>Duncan120@aol.com wrote:
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>> In a message dated 8/6/00 8:47:21 PM Central Daylight Time,
>> gerrybraz@voyager.net writes:
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>> << Why? Do they make great wind chimes?....seriously, why? >>
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>> Well, that's what I heard over the past years (25 or so) so they don't
>> distort or "bend."
>> I can't quote the exact source but it may have been one of Smokey's tech
>> articles or
>> maybe a picture of a NASCAR shop ?
>>
>> Ron
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