Good v blocks aren’t affordable here either, lol
I found a pair of what appeared to be unused Starrett v-blocks in a pile of scrap in the weeds behind a guy's shop and gave 'em to a machinist buddy. All they needed was a little wire brushing and they would've looked brand new. It's amazing what you can find in the most unusual places.
No no, no problems. I literally thought I’d try it out because I had no idea what it would be.
The crank supported that far in from the ends will not give you an accurate runout reading, what you are checking at that point is precision of roundness. To test a crank for runout it needs to be supported on centers, each end of the crank is indented with a centering pilot hole. Then two dial gauges are used,one either side of the counterweights.
Thanks Jerry, I’ll do some googling to see what jig is available, though I guess a machinists lathe is what’s really necessary because they will be the only thing that’s truly accurate?
A large C clamp with points from a steering wheel puller set installed then clamp the C clamp in a vice.
And break!
A suggestion. I aint so sure your crank is out of whack is there a reason you suspect this?
Gotcha! Nope, just wanting to learn all aspects of rebuilding and understanding how to test runout could be a useful diagnostic tool for builds in the future.
