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Old 19-02-2005, 12:42 PM
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Default peen & polish ????? what and why?

done to gearboxes and I think also to crankshafts.......why?

Is it a balancing thing like one would do to a crankshaft or???

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its done to remove imperfections in the surface which could be a stress point, and cause breakage
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