will a yzf 450 crank fit in a 426

pictou county yamaha · 03-31-2011, 08:34 PM

I got a 2001 YZF 426. My timing chain failed and took the teeth off the crankshaft. A stock crank is $450.00 plain (crank only). An aftermarket 450 crank from WIESCO is 300 with a rod,crank bearings and a bottom end gasket kit. I asked my local YAMAHA dealer and they didn't know if they were interchangable...so is the stock 426 crank is the way to go or will a 450 crank work?

yamaha 2006 · 03-31-2011, 11:29 PM

cant you just replace the timing chain sprocket on the crankshaft?

pictou county yamaha · 04-01-2011, 03:55 AM

That would be too easy. Yamaha in their infinante wisdom figured it should be machined as a solid piece of the crank. It would be too easy to replace a small gear....no money in that. :(

03-31-2011, 08:34 PM	#1
pictou county yamaha Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	will a yzf 450 crank fit in a 426 I got a 2001 YZF 426. My timing chain failed and took the teeth off the crankshaft. A stock crank is $450.00 plain (crank only). An aftermarket 450 crank from WIESCO is 300 with a rod,crank bearings and a bottom end gasket kit. I asked my local YAMAHA dealer and they didn't know if they were interchangable...so is the stock 426 crank is the way to go or will a 450 crank work?

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03-31-2011, 11:29 PM	#2
yamaha 2006 Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	cant you just replace the timing chain sprocket on the crankshaft?

04-01-2011, 03:55 AM	#3
pictou county yamaha Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That would be too easy. Yamaha in their infinante wisdom figured it should be machined as a solid piece of the crank. It would be too easy to replace a small gear....no money in that. :(

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