Title: Identify the crankshaft.
Course: Diesel Equipment Technology II (20107-II) > Section: Diesel Engines: Servicing the Engine Block

Identification should include

- cleaning the crankshaft components, including oil passages
- checking for cracks
- checking the condition of oil passages
- checking the passage plugs
- using precision measuring tools to measure the journal diameter
- polishing the journals, if necessary
- determining other necessary action.

ASE 1: I. Diesel Engine: C. Engine Block (P-2)

Process/Skill Questions:

- What would cause one bearing to seize and fail when other bearings are performing?
- How does the Magnaflux process work?
- What can be done to a crankshaft journal that is slightly worn?