Re: Zeroing in a fly wheel cover
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Originally Posted by Terry, NJ
As the title says I'm zeroing in a FW cover and and the surface is too pitted and makes the indicator dance around too much for a good reading. I'm thinking of a laser. I can make a fixture to bolt it to the crankshaft, that's not a problem. I'm using a Starrett "Last Word" and a Etalon and the ball gets caught in the pits. What I need is a laser device to do the reading.
Terry
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The "Last Word" is a 0.0001" indicator, which seems to me to be a bit of an overkill for a flywheel housing. The shims that are used to align the housing are 0.015" thick, so indicating to 0.0001" is sort of lost. I use a 0.001" dial indicator (I have several Starret, Mitutoyo, Yuasa) with a large flat tip to take the pits out of consideration (since they don't matter in this application).
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1930 Murray Town Sedan
1931 Briggs S/W Town Sedan
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Last edited by JayJay; 10-10-2023 at 01:22 PM.
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