09/19/2026
π₯ **HERE WE GO AGAIN!** π₯
Pulled this **131** that was built by another shop. Weβre rebuilding it for one of our shop bikes, and once we tore it down, we found exactly why you **DONβT JUST BOLT PERFORMANCE PARTS ON AND CALL IT A BUILD.** π€¦ββοΈπ
We put an indicator on the crank.
π **PINION SHAFT RUNOUT: .011"!** π
Yep. **ELEVEN THOUSANDTHS.**
Harley-Davidson allows up to **.012"**.
But hereβs where it gets good... πΏ
The shop that built this engine installed an **S&S CAM PLATE AND OIL PUMP.**
S&S maximum allowable pinion shaft runout?
π **.005"**
This crank was running at **MORE THAN TWICE THE RUNOUT S&S ALLOWS!** π€―
And apparently nobody thought putting a dial indicator on the crank BEFORE installing the S&S parts might be a good idea.
**CHECK OUT THE CRANK PINION.** ππ₯
That damage didn't magically appear.
This is exactly why **βIT'S WITHIN HARLEY SPECβ DOESN'T MEAN S**T** when the parts you're installing have a completely different requirement.
A performance engine isn't built with a parts catalog and an impact gun.
π₯ **YOU MEASURE IT.**
π₯ **YOU VERIFY IT.**
π₯ **YOU MAKE SURE THE PARTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH WHAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE.**
π₯ **THEN YOU BUILD IT.**
At **Gunnyβs V-Twin**, .011" isn't getting a shrug and a βsend it.β
This crank is coming OUT.
π **OFF TO DARKHORSE.** π
It'll come back **STRAIGHT**, and then we'll build this 131 the way it should've been built the first damn time. π§πͺπΊπΈ
Might even upgrade it some. Stay tuned for updates as the build continues.
**MEASURE TWICE. BUILD IT ONCE.**
βοΈ **GUNNYβS V-TWIN PERFORMANCE & DYNO TUNING** βοΈ
πΊπΈ **100% VETERAN OWNED & OPERATED** πΊπΈ