mustang90242

i took my 1999 cobra to several mechanics to see what was wrong with my car because it was doing a ticking noise after 2300 rpm

and 3 mechanics said my crankshaft needed to be replaced

i dont really trust them....could that ticking noise be because of a bad crankshaft?

JC316

They probably think that it spun a bearing. If so, then the crankshaft COULD need replacing, or it could just need to be machined.

dimebag

If its a rod bearing toulll get a knock, not a tap.and it'll do it at idle too. I'd pull the valve covers 1st. And if the crank is hurt u can usually go .010 under, get bearings for that app. Unless the stress cracked it then its fubar

EagleStroker

What he said.

mustang90242

do you know an estimate of what i should be expecting for the repair

mustang90242

it sounds normal when its at idle

wat do you mean .10 under?

EagleStroker

If the journal is damaged but not cracked, they will grind the crank. Each step down is in "10s"

mustang90242

do you know how much that will cost by a repair shop?

97modifiedmustangGT

to get a crank ground it can be anywhere from 50-100 bucks

Xemeth

True, but judging from the OP's posts, I highly doubt he'll be tearing down the motor himself and then re-assembling everything.

OP, you're looking at a few grand.