Onsite Crankshaft Repair of Yanmar Diesel Engine 6N18AL-DV | Machining of Crankshaft of Yanmar Engine

RA Power Solutions undertakes Diesel Engine Crankshaft Repair onsite without removing the crankshaft from the engine block. We have the equipments technology to undertake onsite grinding polishing of Diesel Engine Crankshafts Repair which get damaged.

We were approached by a shipping company based in Mumbai, India to whom we have been extending on site crankshaft grinding and engine repair services for the last 30 years.

They approached us for the problem in the crankshaft of YANMAR Diesel Engine model 6N18AL-DV.

THE ENGINE DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWING:-

S. NO

Crankshaft Details

 

1

Engine Make

YANMAR Diesel Engine

2

Engine Model

6N18AL-DV 450 kva

3

Crankpin Diameter Standard

145 mm

4

Crankpin Bearing Width

65 mm

5

 Name of Vessel

MV MAITLI

ACTION TAKEN BY RA POWER SOLUTIONS FOR REPAIR OF CRANKSHAFT OF YANMAR DIESEL ENGINE 6N18AL-DV:-

  • Two technicians with onsite crankshaft grinding machine boarded the vessel and the crankshaft was subject to inspection.
  • All the six crankpins were subject to calibration for taper and ovality.

THE DIMENSIONS WERE CHECKED AS PER RA POWER SOLUTIONS PROTOCOL WHICH IS MENTIONED BELOW:-

STANDARD DIMENSION OF CRANK PIN – 145.00 MM

STANDARD /SPECIFIED NO.                                                                                        SIZES IN MM

                                                                             SIZE OF CR PINS

 

A

Aa

C

Cc

B

Bb

Min

STD

Ovality

CR-1

144.8

144.88

144.85

144.9

>144.81

144.87

144.8

145

0.20 mm

CR-2

144.84

144.87

144.88

144.89

144.88

144.87

144.84

145

0.16 mm

CR-3

144.82

144.87

144.85

144.9

144.81

144.87

>144.81

145

0.19 mm

CR-4

144.83

144.88

144.85

144.9

144.8

144.9

144.8

145

0.20 mm

CR-5

144.84

144.88

144.89

144.89

144.81

144.88

144.81

145

0.19 mm

CR-6

144.8

144.89

144.86

144.87

144.78

144.88

144.78

145

0.22 mm

     
  • All the crankpins were also subject to inspection of hardness and the hardness was observed between 590 to 650 on HB scale.
  • The crank pins were also subject to MPI test for crack detection and no cracks were observed.
  • Deflection of the crankshaft was checked and was observed within limits.

SUCCESSFUL REPAIR OF CRANKSHAFT OF YANMAR DIESEL ENGINE 6N18AL-DV:-

  • Considering the observation of higher ovality ranging from 0.16 to 0.22 mm, it was decided to undertake the grinding of all crank pins.
  • All the crankpins were undersized by 0.40 mm as per the manufacturer recommendation and final size was maintained between 144.58 to 144.60 mm with ovality of maximum 0.02 mm.

THE FINAL DIMENSIONS MAINTAINED AFTER GRINDING ARE MENTIONED BELOW:-

STANDARD DIMENSION – 145.00 MM

STANDARD /SPECIFIED NO.                                                                                        SIZES IN MM

                                                                             SIZE OF CR PINS

A

Aa

C

Cc

B 

Bb

Min

Max 

Ovality 

CR-1

144.6

144.59

144.59

144.58

144.6

144.59

144.58

144.6

0.02mm

CR-2

144.59

144.59

144.59

144.58

144.6

144.6

144.58

144.6

0.02mm

CR-3

144.6

144.58

144.59

144.59>

144.59

144.6

144.58

144.6

0.02mm

CR-4

144.6

144.6

144.59

144.58

144.58

144.59

144.58

144.6

0.02mm

CR-5

144.59

144.6

144.59

144.58

144.59

144.6

144.58

144.6

0.02mm

CR-6

144.6

144.59

144.58

144.58

144.6

144.59

144.58

144.6

0.02mm

 

The repair of the crankshaft having a diameter of 145 mm and bearing width of only 65 mm was executed due to availability of necessary tooling with us.

The small crankpin bearing width requires the latest crankshaft grinding equipment which is possessed by us and we have been executing successfully the repair of the crankshaft of YANMAR Diesel Engine 6N18AL-DV and other models having small bearing length all over the world.

In our 41 years of experience we have executed successfully repair of more than ten thousand Crankshafts. All the tolerances as stipulated by the manufacturer are strictly maintained.

We have been executing the repairs in Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, etc.

This blog is written by Mr. Raj Shahani (Managing Director of RA Power Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.).

Mr.Shahani is a highly experienced business leader with rich experience of more than 40 years in the field of Power, Heavy, and Shipping industry. He is Technical Adviser to many shipping and heavy industries across the globe.

Mr.Shahani is one of the most enthusiastic professional and he has all the brilliance of an exemplary leader. He is an extremely effective coach and mentor of teams and is adept at providing leadership in a global, cross-cultural environment.

For more information on yanmar crankshaft repair, onboard crankshaft repair, insitu machining equipment, crankpin journal repair, and ship crankshaft machining contact us at rajshahani@rapowersolutions.com, info@rapowersolutions.com or call us at +91-9582647131 or +919810012383.