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Thanks, Ill replace everything, if you don't do it right the first time, there is no point in doing it at all.

EDIT: Ordered a Hotrods crank kit for it. Going to start ordering the rest of the needed parts over the next little while.

Now to move on to the cylinder problems...

Thanks! Ill have to give your method a try. As for the race its just going to be a straight drag race, he would kick my ass on a track, as I don't race.

Done a bit more work today and found one of the shift forks looked bad, which explains why it was having trouble sometimes shifting in third gear ...

Thanks for your input!

I know of a very reputable machine shop that has done excellent work for me in the past. Ill have them install all the bearings that involve being pressed in. as for installing the crank I have the crank puller/installer tool so as long as i take my time with it and a rubber ...

I would go pro x but they only make connecting rods for my bike.

Thanks for your reply!

The bike was running like shit and very hard to start so I figured it had to be a crank seal gone. When i removed the stator case I noticed I could move the crank with my hand. I put the bike away and stuck with my cr125 until I had enough funds to continue with the 500.

As ...

I am currently in the process of rebuilding the bottom end of my 92. The crank bearing on the left side completely fail causing the crank to rub against the case. From the pictures what is your opinion on the damage to the crank and case, am I better off buying a used complete bottom end instead of ...