Engine Component Description: Crankshaft
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The crankshaft is a steel crankshaft with 8 counterweights. It is supported in 5 main journals with main bearings which have oil clearance for lubricating. The 3rd bearing of the 5 main bearing is the thrust bearing where the crankshaft has properly axial end play. A crankshaft balancer is used to control torsional vibration.