S50B30 Cranks

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Andy325i
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Post Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:39 pm

Now I have heard SO many different stories, but what I would like to know is can they be reground sucessfully? or once they have wear are they a throw away Job?

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Post Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:45 pm

I can only imagine it's a matter of getting hold of oversize bearings... I mean how hard can it be to re-grind the S50 crank compared to any others? If they are tufftrided, anodized or hardened the same proccess could be applied anyway so I can't see why not?

Sorry I can't say for sure but bugger knows why you've heard they can't?
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Post Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:03 pm

I heard that they were case hardened(?) and once you go through that the metal is very soft :?
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