NO!! DONT TELL ME THAT!!! lol. really, crank is perfectly smooth. i need to get the mic on it to find out for sure. no grooves felt at all. but the barings have some pitting in them. what the heck causes that?? dave stohler www.picasaweb.google.com/das24rules _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com