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lutzTD · #37 10-19-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jt20

very smart. Some simple measurements will allow you to do that very well.

I'd love to see how you do that, please post.

I decided to match balance the new balancer myself. both balancers had drilled balance points at 4 positions on the outer edge. using the depth guage side of a caliper I measured to the drill point on the old and new. 2 on the new one being slightly shallower. and 1 deeper by .02 and the other by .175. for the 2 not deep enough I just hit it a couple times with a 5/8 drill to remove a little material. the drill point angle on my drill was greater so it skimmed the out edge, for this reason I decided not to go the full .020. On the two that were deeper, I marked the rim opposite the holes and removed .175 in one place and decided not to take the .02 off the second becuase with the drill point angle its hardly any material at all. this should get me very close to the original balancer value. I have found several posts that say this is not necissary, but the amount I removed and the diameter of the balancer make me feel like even if its wrong its so little it wont make much difference.