Crankshaft - Cleaning and Inspection For Reuse (1-06) Section 1 - Cylinder Block - Group 01 M11 Page 1-28 Crankshaft - Cleaning and Inspection For Reuse (1-06) Cleaning Use crocus cloth to polish the machined surfaces. Use a bristle brush to clean the oil drillings. Warning: When using a steam cleaner, wear protective clothing and safety glasses or a face shield. Hot steam will cause serious personal injury. Steam clean the crankshaft and dry with compressed air. Make sure to blow out the threaded holes on each end of the crankshaft and the oil drillings. Inspection Visually inspect the machined surfaces for scratches or nicks. Use crocus cloth to remove the nicks and scratches.
If scratches or nicks can be felt with a fingernail after the crankshaft has been polished with crocus cloth, thecrank- shaft must be replaced or reconditioned. Refer to the Alternative Repair Manual, Bulletin No. 3810310. Visually inspect the threaded capscrew holes for dam- age. Use one of the following methods to repair any threaded holes: Chase the threads Use threaded insert kit, Part No. 3376881 NOTE: If more than three threaded holes are damaged in one end, the crankshaft must be replaced.