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blackwolf



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Crankshaft change with a difference!
The firm of ALE Heavylift often produces interesting videos of its work, which I tend to watch when I get the time. Usually these are heavy haulage projects, but I recently came across this video of a crankshaft change with a difference. It certainly makes most jobs on a Defender seem straightforward.

Count the chain hoists in use if you can, it is quite impressive.

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JWL



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It's when you realise that they have to go through the rigmarole of taking the old crank back off the ship!
Be a bit of a Censored if they took the new one down into the engine room and it was facing the wrong way as there can't be much room to spin it round.
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L110CDL



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Thank you blackwolf for that, it was very interesting how they got the new crankshaft into place and the only thing they did not mention is how long the whole job took, start to finish i mean, any idea's ? 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.


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If you open it up in youtube, in the lower title/info bit it says:

The exchange took three days to complete following one week's preparation
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blackwolf



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3 days, apparently.

Edit- beaten to it!
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L110CDL



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Thank you both of you Thumbs Up

Jim, i did not know that, i do now, thank you Very Happy 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.


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Very impressive.

Hope no one at the end said, did someone remember to fit that washer/widget/thingamagig before we bolted everything down?.

Wonder how much that little engine job cost?

Handling a 7.5 tonne crankshaft in confined space often at angles shows careful planning and skilled handling.


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Good video BW. Almost as impressive as man handling a wardrobe up a Victorian staircase when moving house. Serious skills Thumbs Up Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

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Don't think your toe-tectors would help much if that dropped on your foot. Defender 90XS SW
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That's an impressive bit of manoeuvring! Well video'd too, for what it's worth!
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