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Re: [ST] RE: st-digest V2002 #275



I didn't start this thread, I was the one that doubted it in the first
place. That's why I put a question mark after my comment.
Ashley

> > Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 21:16:12 +1000
> > From: "ASHLEY BENNETT" <spondon955@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ...
> > That makes sense then. Daytona cranks are forged and ST cranks are cast
?
>
> This is a wind-up right?
>
> Cast cranks - if they ever existed - would not have stayed the course
beyond
> the first motorised bicycles (ca 1907)! All current cranks are forged.
>
> The difference is that the Daytona cranks have been shot-peened. This:
> - hardens;
> - stress-relieves;
> - smoothes;
> the rod, making it less prone to fracture. I suppose it was deemed an
> unnecessary extra expense for the RS/S3/ST... !!
>
> The RS/S3/ST PISTONS, on the other hand, ARE cast, whereas the Daytona's
are
> forged.
>
> Regards,
> --
> BRG
> mailto:keith.tynan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/keith.tynan
> '00 BRG Sprint ST 'Wolfram'
>
>
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