How to fix crank walk.
 

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Umm.. buy a 6 bolt dsm and don't glue the gay little toy legs on?

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haha somebody was bored :o

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i think he meant to chop it`s freaking legs off so it couldn`t walk no more. ?
good fix on the HMT way;)

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lol i wonder how many people on here get it ;)being a predominatly honda site im thinking not many

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lol, nice job smartass :P nice pic. You do that yourself?

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I was just about to say that. MY roomate has a GST and his engine blew from crankwalk. Funny thing is that I was driving it alone when it happened. Crankwalk is a very preventable thing to stop. For about a week or two there is a little power loss then it gets worse and worse. Then finally it just fucks up and you can only hit 45 and your block is completly fucked up. BTW I hate mechanics around here B/C they keep telling him he needs a new engine when all he needs is a block >:(.

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If its so preventable why dont you explain how to prevent it. If you can then your ahead of most all dsmers then. ::)

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They're too lazy to tear the head off and stick it on a new block though dude. You should know that, its easier for them to grab a new engine and stick it in.

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Posted by: tekno9998 Posted on: Today at 12:21:46am
If its so preventable why dont you explain how to prevent it. If you can then your ahead of most all dsmers then.

It's preventable because it actually has warning signs before it actually becomes a big problem. All you have to do is replace the crank and bearings and you will be OK. It is one of those things that if you were drivng you would notice a big loss of power but keep driving it. If you actually stopped and thought for a second you would understand that there should be a power loss unless there was something wrong.

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Yeah it has warning signs but most people wouldnt have the slightest clue how to diagnose it till its wat to late

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We're talking about car-savvy people, not normal people.

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And usually you cant tell its crankwalking until its too late the only way you can tell by driving it is if your pedal goes to the floor during turns in wich case its already to late

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Well then uhh... you're screwed :P

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Deffinetly i drove my freinds 97 gst cuz he said it was actin weird and the ------ clutch went the floor in a left turn it scared the ---- outta me i bout hit a telephone pole

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I think the dsm boards have the crankwalk issue covered completely. Give them a search if anyone is interested.

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Been there done that

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Then did you really think someone from a honda based forced induction board is going to know what's up with it?

Granted you got me to tell you have chevy's and volvos, but if you need dsm results, check out www.dsmtuners.com

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Like i said I know what happens when crankwalk takes effect. For a week or two you experience a little too large power loss and then all of a sudden it's over and you cant drive with any power. The one thing that suprised me was that you can actaully still drive the car after the block is fucked, it just drives like like ----.

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simple...buy a Honda :P

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Hell yeah!

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nah thats the easy way out

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Thanks for the input, sherlock holmes :P

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so, what exactly is crankwalk anyway? My neighbor has a DSM and he told me "don't worry about it, on POS 5 bolts got that ----". What is it, and why does it happen?

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A 'walking' crankshaft is a crankshaft that moves too much inside the engine. This is also known as excessive thrust bearing play. The movement is usually due to the crankshaft not fitting inside its bearings correctly. While not bad for the crankshaft, the movement can place excessive or uneven loads on the bearings, causing premature failures.

Many 2G owners have suffered from walking crankshafts. It appears that Mitsubishi built many 2G engines using defective crankshafts, which were machined out of specification and are thus capable of moving around too much inside the block. All 2G model years appear to be affected to some degree.

To fix this problem, Mitsubishi has designed several versions of matching crankshaft bearings. This allows the defective motor to retain the crankshaft, yet matches the bearings correctly so as to eliminate the excessive crankshaft movement. Matching the bearings in this manner is tricky and requires exact information about when the crankshaft was manufactured, which may be determined by color markings on the crankshaft itself. The 2G factory manual includes information on how to match crankshafts to bearings.

1G owners do not generally need to worry, as there are no chronic problems with crankwalk in per-1995 cars. However, it is possible for any engine to experience crankwalk if there is a problem with the crankshaft bearings. It has been reported that 'small rod' / 7-bolt flywheel motors (manufactured from later 1992 through 1994 on 1Gs) are more prone to crankwalk than 'big rod' / 6-bolt flywheel engines (manufactured from 1989 to early 1992). However, there can be no guarantees, since big block V8s and all other engines can also suffer from crankwalk.

It can be difficult to tell if a particular car is experiencing crankwalk. Symptoms are usually indirect and difficult to diagnose until major damage occurs.

Since the clutch places pressure on the crankshaft, many owners have reported clutch or shifting problems associated with the walking crank. Having the clutch 'stick' down on left-hand turns is often a telltale sign of crankwalk. Other symptoms include inconsistent engagement height, poor or rough engagement, difficulty shifting, ticking noises and varying pedal height or pressure. Another possibility is having the engine RPM decrease significantly when the clutch pedal is down.

Another problem with crankwalk is that the crankshaft may move so much as to literally tear up and destroy the 2G crankshaft angle sensor. This problem usually manifests itself as a ticking noise coming from the timing belt area, as the sensor is literally and slowly ground away by the crankshaft. Any such noise should be investigated right away to prevent serious problems.

Unfortunately, cranshaft angle sensor failure usually leads to a replacement sensor, rather than a replacement crankshaft, as mechanics fail to diagnose the underlying problem. 2G owners who have experienced premature failure of the crankshaft angle sensor should investigate the possibility of a walking crankshaft immediately.

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or an rx7 they are like impossible to crank walk ;D