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A quick way to center up crankshaft bobweights is to use a piece of round aluminum rod, machined to 1/2 the difference of the widths of the weight and the journal. Use it to space one side up and snug the bobweight. That centers it right up on the journal and it’s quicker than using a dial calipers. The aluminum rod should be snug on both sides of the weight. Simply make different standards for each journal width.

Ron Flood
Cedar Machine Service
North Branch, MN
September, 2018