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Originally Posted by bbolds442
Have a 68 nodular crank that is all pollished down and had bad luck several times with the engine build, the machine shop was getting the bearing clearances incorrect, the crank is turned all the way down on the crank journals, just wondering if the crank can be welded and machined back to stock spec? has anyone ever done this and how reliable is it?
thanks for any feedback.
Robert
1969 442
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This is common practice with heavy duty truck engines (for example). Be sure you use an experienced shop. One advantage of welding is that the finished bearing surface can be hardfaced for additional wear resistance.