Who knows about engine balancing?
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Who knows about engine balancing?
I have an 82 FXE that Im taking the motor apart and cleaning it up some. While talking to some friends about it, they mentioned getting the engine balanced. They said I could send it off and everything is measured and shaved so the motor is balanced, to make it run smoother and better. And then it would be returned to me fully assembled.
Is this a good idea and how much should I expect to pay to get it done? Also, does anyone know where a good place to do it is? I live in Phoenix so I would guess closer would be better on shipping costs. Anything else I should know about this?
Is this a good idea and how much should I expect to pay to get it done? Also, does anyone know where a good place to do it is? I live in Phoenix so I would guess closer would be better on shipping costs. Anything else I should know about this?
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Rebuild, balance per piston gram weights, lighten, knife-edge the wheel halves?
I know of a shop that does that.............
Scott
I know of a shop that does that.............
Scott
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPEED & SERVICE CENTER
5225 SOUTH MAIN ST., MUNNSVILLE, N.Y. 13409
Sales/Support 315-495-6650
www.hillsidecycle.com
Walk-in Retail Showroom
Complete H-D Machine Shop
Case & cylinder boring
Complete Cylinder Head Shop
High-Performance Engine Kits
Crank Rebuilding
Direct Link & PowerVision Tuning
Goodson HD Tooling Manufacturer
Maxton Mile World Record
4500 sq ft. facility
OVER 35 YEARS OF H-D ENGINE BUILDING.
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Harley1004 (07-30-2022)
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Been balancing, modifiying, lightening those for 30 years now, and have been working on motorcycles since 1978.
They'll spool up quicker, lightened, and run very smooth, once balanced.
We use S&S Master Balancing Tooling here, along with their dedicated worksheets when performing this work.
Scott
They'll spool up quicker, lightened, and run very smooth, once balanced.
We use S&S Master Balancing Tooling here, along with their dedicated worksheets when performing this work.
Scott
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in a nutshell.balancing consists of weighing your rotating parts (lower half of rods,crank pin,nuts,bearings & cages) and reciprocating (upper half of rods,pistons rings,w. pins & circlips).the reciprocating weight is multiplied by 60% (or whatever balance factor your using,we`ve found 60% to be best for most street applications),then rotating weight is added to the 60% of the reciprocating weight and divided by 2.you use this wieght as your bob weight for each flywheel.flywheels are then put on a fixture so the heavy part will rotate to the bottom,holes are drilled in the heavy part of the wheel till they don't rotate,thus being balanced.this is very simplified as im a one finger typer!! and yes it makes a VERY big dofference
Last edited by prodrag1320; 05-19-2014 at 07:04 AM.
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Yep.
Just how we have done it for many years here as well.
Kirby, this is a subject that the "keyboard commandos/oufits" on some of the other forums don't/won't discuss, as they simply do not have the first clue as to how to do it.
But by golly, they are hell at texting/typing/pm'ing.......................says a lot right there.........
Scott
Just how we have done it for many years here as well.
Kirby, this is a subject that the "keyboard commandos/oufits" on some of the other forums don't/won't discuss, as they simply do not have the first clue as to how to do it.
But by golly, they are hell at texting/typing/pm'ing.......................says a lot right there.........
Scott
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in a nutshell.balancing consists of weighing your rotating parts (lower half of rods,crank pin,nuts,bearings & cages) and reciprocating (upper half of rods,pistons rings,w. pins & circlips).the reciprocating weight is multiplied by 60% (or whatever balance factor your using,we`ve found 60% to be best for most street applications),then rotating weight is added to the 60% of the reciprocating weight and divided by 2.you use this wieght as your bob weight for each flywheel.flywheels are then put on a fixture so the heavy part will rotate to the bottom,holes are drilled in the heavy part of the wheel till they don't rotate,thus being balanced.this is very simplified as im a one finger typer!! and yes it makes a VERY big dofference
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