A crank was send to RAD for truing and welding. Bob informed us that the crank wss not-rebuildable. My buddy decided to call SBT who took the unrebuildable crank as a core and send him a rebuild SBT GPR crank ( I told him do not do it but oh welll he did it). We finally finished the ski and took it out. Within 3 hours one of the connecting rod bearings failed, metal flew all over the took 2 pistons and 2 cylinders and a head dome out.
SBT was contacted and they informed us that the crank was out of warranty since it was purchased over 3 months ago.............only 3 hours on it.
For what I can see the connecting rod bearings did not look OEM. I am not sure what they are!!!!!!!
My recommendation is if you can not get your crank rebuild by a reputable shop using stock components. Buy a new one. DO NOT ACCEPT AFTERMARKET BEARINGS, GASKETS, SEALS OR COMPONENTS AS SUBSTITUTES.
SBT was contacted and they informed us that the crank was out of warranty since it was purchased over 3 months ago.............only 3 hours on it.
For what I can see the connecting rod bearings did not look OEM. I am not sure what they are!!!!!!!
My recommendation is if you can not get your crank rebuild by a reputable shop using stock components. Buy a new one. DO NOT ACCEPT AFTERMARKET BEARINGS, GASKETS, SEALS OR COMPONENTS AS SUBSTITUTES.
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