Is balancing really necessary on a lightened flywheel?

[onesixv@juno.com (Eric L Ellis)]

At this point, I don't think I'd rebuild an engine that I didn't have
balanced first.  In your case, if you are NOT balancing the motors
internal components, I would still take the flywheel and pressure plate
and have the flywheel checked.  If that thing is outta whack, you could
be installing a lightened circular saw blade.

Eric
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On Tue, 28 May 2002 23:21:41 -0400 (EDT) Mardak <maardak@yahoo.ca>
writes:
> I talked to both machinists that worked on my flywheel and asked 
> their
> input on balancing my now resurfaced and lightened flywheel.  They 
> both
> asked if I was balancing the pressure plate, crankshaft, etc.  They
> said I'd be wasting my money if I balanced the flywheel without
> balancing the rest of the reciprocating mass...  ('reciprocate', 
> what a
> nice word :-)
> 
> I guess any kind of improvement to reduce "harmonics" would be
> beneficial, but am I really going to feel the difference?  Any 
> money
> savings at this point in my already WAY overbudget 2.0L swap would 
> be
> nice too...
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Mark.
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
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