ctc77965o Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 I want to ship my 'spare' crankshaft from UK to Malaysia... I have found a sea shipping company that might do this for 50quid... Can someone help me with the length of a standard 4 cyl crank? Then I can get a suitable box... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcreweread Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Dave - just measured one I picked up at Stoneleigh and give or take a few mm, it's 58 cm long, so allow 60mm and you've got a litttle wiggle space Cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ctc77965o Posted February 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Fab, thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
openroad Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Well done Rich, knight in shining Armour and all that ! That's exactly what this is all about, Nice one, Conrad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Salisbury Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 This may help with the box size, some years ago I had a brand new Phoenix 4 pot Crank from Moss, it came in a nice plywood box, the box measures 66cm long, 19cm wide and 15cm heigh. Cheers Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcreweread Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 If I had that box I could store my newly acquired crank in it!!!! Cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ctc77965o Posted February 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 How about the weight...i was working with 120 Kg...but that seems high...is it really that heavy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjdearing Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Knock 100 off that mate with valves in 22kgs. I had one damaged in transit (thermostat housing bit broke off), but I sent one to a guy in Italy last year I cut 3/4 ply wood 1" bigger than the cylinder head and bolted through stud holes making a cylinder head sandwich then in double card got there no problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Knock 100 off that mate with valves in 22kgs. I had one damaged in transit (thermostat housing bit broke off), but I sent one to a guy in Italy last year I cut 3/4 ply wood 1" bigger than the cylinder head and bolted through stud holes making a cylinder head sandwich then in double card got there no problems. I think its a crank in transit not a head. Sorry I dont know weight of either H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcreweread Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Dave Sods law I'm not at home till Friday now otherwise it would have been a 5 minute job to weigh it If no-one has responded before then, I'll sort it then Cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Salisbury Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 It's English, made by Triumph, none of this foreign metric weight nonsense!! .... weighs 40.8lbs .... this one was lightened by SAH back in the early '70's so add around 5 to 8lbs or so if yours is a standard crank. Cheers Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 It's English, made by Triumph, none of this foreign metric weight nonsense!! .... weighs 40.8lbs .... this one was lightened by SAH back in the early '70's so add around 5 to 8lbs or so if yours is a standard crank. Cheers Rob +1. Just weighed my TR4A crank and it is 41 lbs Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ctc77965o Posted February 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Perfect, thanks all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcreweread Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Ok - so I just got home and had to go and weigh my crank out of curiosity, but had to wait till the good wife had gone to bed so I could use her digital scales! Mine weighed 19.1 KGs or 42lbs - it still has the timing chain sprocket on, but I don't suppose that weighs a pound so it looks like my crank is slightly heavier than Rob's and Roger's ( that has a nice ring to it!), assuming of course that all our scales are 100% accurate ( fat chance). Anyway, being extremely positive, that must mean all my journals are original standard size and have not been reground - whippee! It's the only thing I could think off to explain a heavier weight, again assuming the other cranks aren't original. When I've finished cleaning it and have got the sprocket off ( it's very tight I hope because there is a fair bit of rust around it) I will measure the journals as best I can - hopefully the W/M has all the sizes. Then final hurdle will be to pass the crack test, and if successful, I will be a happy bunny Cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ol Boys Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Dave - just measured one I picked up at Stoneleigh and give or take a few mm, it's 58 cm long, so allow 60mm and you've got a litttle wiggle space Cheers Rich is that 20mm end float Rich, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcreweread Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 My ruler doesn't measure that accurately - it might even be more Well if nothing else it will make a good garage door stop - actually thinking about how rusty it was, I think it was! Cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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