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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
oil holes in Crank pin?
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<blockquote data-quote="oexing" data-source="post: 173259" data-attributes="member: 1493"><p>Vincent,</p><p>that looks like a laborious job, small drillings at that length. But should work certainly as we do not expect to have a lot of debris in there with paper filter fitted. </p><p>My idea was roughly inspired by the Earles BMW twins, just a big blind hole in the pin, ending ca. 10mm from the other end, diameter ca. 14-16 mm and finally plugged with hardened threaded plug. I place the 4 drillings at 90 degrees past TDC, so late after crank rotation past TDC. My theory is when you accelerate the engine, oil will be pushed towards the holes from a levelled position in constant speed. Normal level at constant engine speed should be exactly up to the 4 drillings, even when the oil feed into the crankpin is from one side. Imagine the crank at 4000 rpm, feed from one side will NOT produce an uneven oil level higher on the feed side , seen along the total length of the 14 mm bore. So my belief is oil will feed into the two needle bearings evenly with holes at 90 degrees past TDC. - And easy to machine as well, cleaning later could be done but who will ? </p><p> Look at my first photo, you see the feed hole at bottom left side and 4 small holes ca. 1.5mm at top , 90 degrees past TDC. So looking at the crank with fitted pin the rotation would be clockwise seen from timing side end. </p><p> Four holes at 45 degrees should work as well but with a big central hole of 14-16 mm you´d have more oil in it filling up to the 4 holes in operation when they are positioned at 90 degrees past TDC. Effectively you´d have a centrifugal oil filter in there too - until debris has filled up to the 4 small holes after some time of road use. From then oil will enter conrods unfiltered nevertheless. </p><p> Same cannot be done with standard crankpins exactly like here as the central hole has to be less than 14 mm , maybe just 6 - 8 mm ? But basically the 90 degrees position is possible as well, just less reservoir inside the crankpin.</p><p> Now I am waiting for comments about my theories - or criticisms ?</p><p></p><p> Vic</p><p>[ATTACH=full]59707[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]59708[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oexing, post: 173259, member: 1493"] Vincent, that looks like a laborious job, small drillings at that length. But should work certainly as we do not expect to have a lot of debris in there with paper filter fitted. My idea was roughly inspired by the Earles BMW twins, just a big blind hole in the pin, ending ca. 10mm from the other end, diameter ca. 14-16 mm and finally plugged with hardened threaded plug. I place the 4 drillings at 90 degrees past TDC, so late after crank rotation past TDC. My theory is when you accelerate the engine, oil will be pushed towards the holes from a levelled position in constant speed. Normal level at constant engine speed should be exactly up to the 4 drillings, even when the oil feed into the crankpin is from one side. Imagine the crank at 4000 rpm, feed from one side will NOT produce an uneven oil level higher on the feed side , seen along the total length of the 14 mm bore. So my belief is oil will feed into the two needle bearings evenly with holes at 90 degrees past TDC. - And easy to machine as well, cleaning later could be done but who will ? Look at my first photo, you see the feed hole at bottom left side and 4 small holes ca. 1.5mm at top , 90 degrees past TDC. So looking at the crank with fitted pin the rotation would be clockwise seen from timing side end. Four holes at 45 degrees should work as well but with a big central hole of 14-16 mm you´d have more oil in it filling up to the 4 holes in operation when they are positioned at 90 degrees past TDC. Effectively you´d have a centrifugal oil filter in there too - until debris has filled up to the 4 small holes after some time of road use. From then oil will enter conrods unfiltered nevertheless. Same cannot be done with standard crankpins exactly like here as the central hole has to be less than 14 mm , maybe just 6 - 8 mm ? But basically the 90 degrees position is possible as well, just less reservoir inside the crankpin. Now I am waiting for comments about my theories - or criticisms ? Vic [ATTACH type="full"]59707[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]59708[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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