Due to the non-availability of tooling with the leading crankshaft engine repair companies, they generally advise removing the crankshaft from the engine block and sending it to the workshop for grinding and polishing purposes. We have observed in some cases even advice for replacement of the crankshaft is also given. This suggestion works out to be very expensive and time-consuming, especially in this time of recession.

Compact onsite crankshaft grinding machine designed by RA Power Solutions

RA Power Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Is the only company in the world that designs and manufactures its crankshaft grinding machines in technical collaboration with a leading Italian company.

The grinding machine manufactured by us can easily grind onsite even with a small diameter of 35 mm and a bearing width of 25 mm. This is a technological revolution and advancement done by RA Power Solutions engineers out of their experience, knowledge, and passion to do something new and different.

It’s our business to undertake regular grinding and polishing of crankshafts all over the world. We are sharing below details of a few engine crankshafts that got damaged and were successfully repaired by us. On going through the crankpin diameter and crankpin bearing width, one will observe that they are quite small.

The crankshaft grinding machine manufactured by us is used by our technicians who are trained in our in-house training school. For your requirement of onsite repair of a crankshaft up to 700 mm in terms of diameter, contact RA Power Solutions.

About Blog Author

This blog is written by Mr. Raj Shahani (Managing Director of RA Power Solutions). He has more than forty years of experience in the field of engine repair and is a technical adviser to various shipping and heavy industries based all over the world. For more information, please email us at rajshahani@rapowersolutions.com, or info@rapowersolutions.com, or call us at +91 9582647131 or +91 9810012383.

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A crankshaft is a piece of art manufactured with close tolerances; it needs expert services to successfully execute the repair. We have repaired some crankshafts that the small and inexperienced companies damaged due to lack of know-how and experience. Recently, we have saved the crankshaft of MAN Diesel Engine Model no. CME 5L 16/24 from rejection.

Following are the details:

Crankshaft repair of MAN Diesel Engine Model No. CME 5L 16/24. Crankshaft Grinding Engine Details Table

It was reported by Dubai Dubai-based company that one of their vessel which was sailing near Chittagong port had met with an accident and the crankshaft was damaged. RA Power Solutions. deputed two technicians along with necessary tooling to Chittagong. They boarded the vessel in a short time of 12 hours after receiving the first communication of the breakdown. This was possible as all our technicians have valid Indian CDC.

Following the Inspection of the crankshaft was conducted

• All the crankpins were subject to crack detection by MPI and no crack or abnormality was observed on the crankpin.
• Hardness with a portable calibrated hardness tester was checked and was found within limits.
• The deflection of the crankshaft was within limits.

All the crankpins were checked for taper and ovality out of five crankpins, two number crankpins had the following readings

Ongoing through the above dimensions, owners were surprised as the damage to the crankpins was beyond the last limit stipulated by the engine manufacturer i.e. MAN Diesel for Engine Model no. CME 5L 16/24. In other words as per the manufacturer, there was no solution but to reject the crankshaft and replace it with a new one.

RA Power Solutions took the following action to save the crankshaft from rejection

• Based on the above readings of crankpin no. 2 and crankpin no. 4, it was decided to undersize the crankpin to 1.5 mm and 2 mm from the standard diameter of 130 mm.
• The grinding was undertaken by our technicians and the final diameter of 128.50 and 128.00 mm was maintained.
• The undersized crankpin bearings of 1.5 mm and 2 mm were arranged by RA Power Solutions.
• The MAN Diesel Engine Model no. CME 5L 16/24 was commissioned and the engine is performing satisfactorily.

The under-sizing of the crankpin up to 2 mm is of course done under deviation and against the manufacturer’s recommendation but the fact is that the crankshaft has been successfully repaired and is saved from rejection which helped the owners of the vessel to save a considerable amount and downtime. We at RA Power Solutions always believe in saving the crankshaft from rejection. The cost of the crankshaft is exorbitant and has no justification by the engine and crankshaft manufacturer who enjoy the monopoly.

RA Power Solutions suggests not engaging companies with no expertise and specialized equipment for the repair of the crankshaft. We have the knowledge, experience, and necessary equipment to undertake the repair.

Crankpin Repair Services

We observed that companies avoid crankpin repair due to the time taken to repair of crankpin and the high cost. This was true as few companies based in Europe and Singapore enjoyed the monopoly and charged exorbitantly for crankpin repair. With the introduction of onsite crankpin repair and main journal repair machine, it is now possible to undertake the crankpin and main journal grinding and polishing in minimal time.

Secondly, the cost of crankpin repair charged by RA Power Solutions is almost one-fourth of the charges of European and other companies. In simple language, crankpin repair has become easy with a low cost. For more information about crankshaft grinding services, please email us at rajshahani@rapowersolutions.com, or info@rapowersolutions.com, or call us at +91 9582647131 or +91 9810012383.

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