[John Duzac]

Thanks to everyone who responded to my question. I would very much like to stick with a hard chrome crank. The crank I have now has been hard chromed and the bearings never need to be replaced. When rebuilding the engine, I just reuse the old bearings because they look like they just came out of the box. It is just that simple. Before having the crank hard chromed, I needed to change the rod bearings every 20 to 30 runs.