Nemrod811
New Member
well heres my story i have a 96 gsx that i had the crank replaced in with a used one cuz i let it sit with the nose down on the trailer for few years.i had a guy replace the crank last year with one he said was good out of a ski he had.now i didnt get to ride the ski after i got it back cuz my battery was no good and i was having issues with another ski at same time.so i automaitcally assumed the ski ran good cuz the guy said he rode it and it ran.well this year i got 2 new batterys but before i cranked the skis i tried to turn the pto by hand.well i could only turn it so far it was really hard so i pulled the plugs to relieve the compression well now i can turn the crank but theres a noise comin from the inside on the mag side it sounds like 2 gears moving together not really a grinding sound more like unlubed gears moving against each other.i went back to the guy he believes its a bad bearing.the ski fires up and all but i refuse to ride cuz id hate to make the problem worse,the guy offered to replace the crank but at a fee which i argued with him that i shouldnt have to pay.in the end he said hed do it free if i buy all new parts which is fine by me but i just really dont wanna have to deal with the person if i can help it.the whole process took too long and its a good drive from where i live.so if theres anyone out there in the college station,brenham and houston tx area preferably the west side but im willing to drive if need be.i live in hempstead if that helps anyone,all the shops around here are really busy so im hoping to i could get some help outside a shop.i would really like to learn how to do all this stuff myself im still a little intimidated and hate to screw things up.ive read alot of threads but still not confident enough
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