Member 'house' has come up with a method for jigging up the crank for measurement during alignment that avoids expensive equipment. Also, house included a good link on the alignment process. Thanks house
If there's no welder on hand, a sawn off bolt sharpened, and a nut used to lock the points to the vice should do.
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For convenience, here's some links - Credit's to all:
Clivester
http://www.hondaspree.net/phpBB3/viewto ... aft#p98430
Turing the Crank - Wheelman-111
http://www.hondaspree.net/phpBB3/viewto ... =8&t=12900
Noisguy hunt's down how to true a crank
http://www.hondaspree.net/phpBB3/viewto ... ent#p65473
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Ok long story short, I was doing a topend and noticed a lot or crank woble, not my scooter so I thought I would try to true it. I have seen some kits for like $300 for a stand, I just made a nipple and used my vice. Let me start off by saying I did not get the desired preformance, I was able to bring the horizontal down from .16 to .08, and spec is I think about .06 (still alot in my opinion). So this method might work if you need just a tweek.
First pic is the crude nipple I made, I put a uguly bead of weld on a bolt and filed it down.
Instead of a $300 stand, the trusty vice
Dial indicator should be on the Journal, with this method you mark the high/low spots and use a C clamp/wedge to adjust. Google "ROWE" crank adjustment and you will find some instructions, or here http://www.roweusa.com/PDF/09-1179%20%2 ... ctions.pdf
alot of patience and a brass hammer is the key, note: I never found the key, I was lacking patience-
Anyway, my hat is off to the ones who do this professionally, Good Luck
Also, my wife never saw me on her table, hehe
