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Workshop => Engine and Bottom End => Topic started by: atvmxr on January 08, 2023, 06:45:21 PM
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Friend running a 380 lynx but he has short rod crank. Needs to be long rod. Who would you use to swap rods and rebuild the crank. Or maybe somewhere to just buy a long rod crank? I know hot rods ranks had a bad rep for awhile.
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Crank Works for rebuilding
http://www.crankworks.com/
Bob Albright Motors for new
https://www.forums.trx250r.org/index.php/topic,9051.0.html
Joe
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The issue with hotrods cranks was tin failures but I believe they fixed that problem quite awhile ago. On the last 2 hotrods cranks I've used I had the tins welded for added insurance.
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I have not any issues with hotrods cranks. Like Kevin said I definitely weld the tins! I know Pete at Hybrid Engineering has rebuilt cranks, I am not sure if Arlen at LED does, but I know Crank Works does. Give them a call and see what they say.
Loren
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I have been having problems getting Hot Rod connecting rod kits and crankshafts for the last year or so. I heard that Curt Leverton sold all of his companies (Hot rods, Cylinder Works, Pivot Works, All Balls, Vertex Pistons, Vertex gaskets, Windorosa gaskets, and a few others that I can't recall) to some big wall street company about a year ago. If this really happened, I hope the new holding company doesn't delete the companies that are not high volume producers. This could really hurt our industry that needs parts to keep our old bikes and quads running that are no longer supported by the OEM parts network.
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To Follow up with Jerry's post:
http://www.pivotworks.com/LearningResources.aspx?ItemID=734&page=1
In September of 2015, AEP partnered with The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, as part of its recapitalization to support its future growth plans.
They've owned them for a while now......so hopefully this means they haven't stopped production of parts for our 'R's ;)
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I have a couple or rebuilt cranks with pro x rods if youre looking/