I am redoing my engine and was wanting to get my cam and crank keyed, but I can't find anyone around Des Moines, Iowa who can do it for me. Is there anyone close by here or around that can do it?
Keying?
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Prob a lil bit of a ride for ya but empire on the east side of the state. http://www.empiredieselperformance.com/jm/
It's really not that hard. Any machine shop is more then capable. They're just elongating an existing hole, no timing to figure out. Have you brought them a cam to show what you want? My machine guy had no issue doing cam, did take some time to set up some blocks for the crank. Hardest part was getting the gear off the snout lol
I agree, any machine shop should be able. Most won't have the 5mm end mill and key stock though..
True but I would not want it cut with a 5mm I would use smaller and size it in or rough it out with a 4mm than maybe finish with a new 5mm or just size it in with the 4mm
I've never had an issue with 5mm. I get about 6 cam's and crank's out of each side of the endmill, before its on it's way out.
I went to about 5 different machine shop and they all said they wouldn't do it. What do they do, put a bigger key in it or add a another key.
That's crazy. My buddy just had a guy come to his shop and do it for $150 I think it was.
If you guys were near me I could do them for cheap like. $150 seems like a lot for 30 mins of work hell if I knew I was going to do a bunch I could get them done faster.
I see what you mean but sill cant see it for $150.00 Most Machine Shops (Not just Auto one) around here charge $80/h. V-Blocks +shims, Dial the part in, cut key, check size, finish pass on cut and de-burr. I a good shop could do that in 15-20mins now do it twice as you want the Cam and Crank. I cant see more than 1 hour work.
Now that I think about it Do you have to Key(broach) the parts the mating part?
If so then $150 is not as bad.
I don't know I may have it all wrong. I am just a Machinist that has been in the trade 12 years.
Now that I think about it Do you have to Key(broach) the parts the mating part?
If so then $150 is not as bad.
I don't know I may have it all wrong. I am just a Machinist that has been in the trade 12 years.
In a stock crank there is basiclly 5mm pins holding the gears on... a 5mm key way is added but it gets tricky because the crank snout is 2 different diameters the keyway must be stepped so to speak...heres a pic
What do you mean by stepped? Is it becasue the key goes into the face of the second surface?