CrackedHorn
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I have read that a possible cause of crank snout failure is bottoming out the crank pulley bolt during install. (Aside from aftermarket dampener and/or a bad crank)
Since the crank saver bolt is longer and designed to fill the void that Ford left in the crank, wouldn't this crank saver bolt run the risk of bottoming out in that cavity or putting extra strain on the nose? Especially, since a person may need to deburr that cavity?
I know the homebrew method for improving other ford cranks is drilling out the cavity to the main bearing to anchor the bolt/stud. The crank saver obviously doesn't replicate this.
Also, while the aftermarket bolts are stronger, it seems the failures are in the crank nose itself. So while the bolt may survive, I'm not sure I see how it would make the crank nose less likely to fail.
So is there any real benefit to the crank saver? Or the ARP bolt? When compared to a new ORM crank pulley bolt.
Since the crank saver bolt is longer and designed to fill the void that Ford left in the crank, wouldn't this crank saver bolt run the risk of bottoming out in that cavity or putting extra strain on the nose? Especially, since a person may need to deburr that cavity?
I know the homebrew method for improving other ford cranks is drilling out the cavity to the main bearing to anchor the bolt/stud. The crank saver obviously doesn't replicate this.
Also, while the aftermarket bolts are stronger, it seems the failures are in the crank nose itself. So while the bolt may survive, I'm not sure I see how it would make the crank nose less likely to fail.
So is there any real benefit to the crank saver? Or the ARP bolt? When compared to a new ORM crank pulley bolt.
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