How do you balance the crankshaft? And how do one knows that it is balanced?

I suggest to use 52-58 % balancing-so far it was the best ### for me ( we tryed form way underbalanced to way overbalanced)

what does that mean?

You take 52-58 % of weight of P/C assembly and ballance crancshaft with that weight-it should stay in the middle-horisontal position ( cranckpin).
Edward

I don't fully understand it. Can you explain it in details and make an example? And how do you actually balance it ie: do you put on flat table and see whether the crank pin stays at upright position or is there any other better method?

What Edward measn by 52 - 58% balance is as follows.

If the Piston/Conrod and pin weigh say 100g then the ideal weight for the crankshaft is between 52 and 58g.

To get that ideal weight you either remove or add material to the rear section of the crankshaft (the counter-weight). To balance the crank properly the crank should always stay perfectly still when the pin is sitting at Top Dead Center postion. To get this you need a special jig made up that holds the crank at both ends on its center line (similar to a propellor or wheel balancing tool).

if you have to add weight you need to select a heavy material like brass and insert it into the weight (like drilling a hole and squeezing a piece of brass bar into the hole). The process is not easy and I would suggest experimenting with old engines.

It will take time to learn where to take the material off/add material too any given crankshaft to get the ideal weight while achieving the desired balance without weakening the crank at any point.

Thanks for the info.

Edward: I thought I understood crank balancing. I have had it done and done it on gas engines also balancing the flywheel and throwing that weight into the equation too. Why is the piston sleeve weight added into the equation??? Theres no motion there.

Bob

Hi there, I think the Sleeve was not meant to be part of the equation!

Just the Piston and Conrod

We shall call it Super balancing , right Edward.....

Hey dameetz, whats uppp

Don't worry about trying the balancing. Next time I make one for you and you will see what we meant.

Bottom end torque ....amazing

Just make sure your car can handle it

Why would sleeve weight be apart of the balancing?

Ok, here is my answer. I am not going to go if there is perfect ballance for single cylinder 2 strok engines-it is been talking about it for years, so no need to BS about it.
My procedure is-
I am weihging P/conrod assembly and then calculate what is 52-58% of it weight is ( for example 100 gr is total weight and I take 52-58 gramms). Then I am taking piece of weight with center hole the same as cranck pin and make it by the eight of 52-58 gr. Next step is-I took on of the old crancases and cut off almost everything out of it, just left motor mounts and and front of crancase where the bearings are mounted-so I have easy access to cranckshaft. I put new bearings and wash them with alchogol. No lubricant is use there-just dry bearings. Then I install cranckshaft and make sure it is turning absolutly free. Next step is put prepared earlier weight on pin and see which position is cranck pin located ( swing cranck little bit left and right). Then according position I alter the weight arround the web-sometimes it is on conter weight, some times on the pin area-needs to be looked.
Everybody can choose their own way to do it, I just answer the question. I will not discuse 52-58 % numbers, I just share my expirience. It is slightly overbalanced and this is what I want to achive.
I don't use blades-first of all you have to level them in 2 dementions and watch they sta leveled. Second reason is-blades are too short and ones you move cranck on them-it will always have tendency fall down-tired of it. It is worth it to cut one case and use it as balancing tool. To use that case, just install it in table vase firmly on one of motor mounts. Don't use any lubricants, keep bearings dry during the balancing. For storage use oil to proteck from rust.
Edward

Everybody has there own way of doing things and all I can say is that TG's seems to work very well. The extra power advantage he has given us whether running his own engine or his P/S sets etc in other brand engines is awesome. A couple of my colleagues are really hard to please when it comes to engines and after trying TG's stuff they are hooked and wont look at anything else.

On the contrary, the more people have a pop at him the more power he goes and produces from his products. Please keep it up

Nobody hurt my feelings; I really don’t care if somebody pop on me, I pass this period of my life.
I don’t add weight of sleeve, just piston, wrist pin, conrod and G-clips. If I wrote by mistake piston/sleeve assembly, it is pretty clear that it was mistake and I really feel sorry to make this mistake.
Hellion you can use ice scating blades or 2 swords, whatever it will come to your mind. I do my way, you do your way, somebody else does his own way. I can dsicuse with you about motors only after I will see that you are realy quialify to do so, so far I didn't seen it and it is waist of my time. You are good on vibrators-it is fact, the rest is really questionable.