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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
Yesterday morning as I was browsing here, I happened to remember that I had not instructed my indie who is converting my 300cd from automatic to stick to check the fw for balance.
DOH!
So fortunately it is not completely buttoned up yet and he is checking. The 240 fw I have for the job is neutral....with any luck my crank will be neutral also!
Remember fellows....practice what you preach!
Tom W
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How the heck does an independant mechanic, or even the Mercedes dealer check the flywheel to see if it is balanced? I would think that the crank, flywheel and front pulley are all dynamically balanced as a set when they are assembling the engine at the factory.
What is neutral when it comes to balancing a flywheel? How can the mechanic tell if it is neutral? I would think that it is luck of the draw and that unless the rotating parts are dynamically balanced, it could never be perfect.
Let us know how smooth it is once you get it back.