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On Mon, 2002-04-22 at 10:29, Jaranson, John (J.W.) wrote: > OK.....I checked the digital caliper that I borrowed from the Lab at work to take these measurements. I used a 50mm gage block and measured 49.93mm. Makes up for most of the error in my measurements. Looks like the cranks is in good shape. The journals look good, no scoring, still nice and shiny. Cool! > > I just assumed that the 0.10mm under was just normal wear on a crank with 70k miles. Never thought to check the measuring tool. Thanks for the advice. > I wouldn't use calipers as final word on the condition of a crankshaft. I prefer using a micrometer, whether it is metric or SAE. There is too much error in a pair of calipers. We are QS9000 at work, and calipers are "reference only". -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org