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04-30-2020, 01:50 PM | #1 |
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Back to engine vibration
Just tried an interesting balance idea. Flywheels are changed over the years, engines worked over and over, clutches and trans, etc. Balancing is lost and put up with unless your able to afford machine shop costs. I decided to try this. Open your throwout bearing and clutch cover. Your clutch preasure plate has holes for the plate springs. Take a lead plug or bolt that fits into hole about 1 1/2 inch long, I used flat lead rolled up about 2 oz and rolled it to friction fit and when the clutch pedel is pushed it just touched the plate. Rev up engine and move plug around to different holes till best location is found. Mark that location with punch or paint. Now leave your cover plate off and go for a drive.Check and stop engine couple of times and remove 1/4 oz or so pieces off untill you notice you went too far. You may want to try next hole beside either way as well. Make new plug with right weight that you have to squeeze into hole or you can fasten equal steel weight onto clutch. I still have lead in mine, works great. I was lucky and 1.5 oz was good. You might need more or less.
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05-01-2020, 07:07 AM | #2 |
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Re: Back to engine vibration
Seems like an awesome (simple) fix. Unless it could come lose and become a projectile I can't see anything it could hurt? Experts please, what are your thoughts?
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05-01-2020, 08:35 AM | #3 |
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Re: Back to engine vibration
Interesting, good idea, but I would be really worried that the centrifugal force would send things flying.
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05-01-2020, 05:02 PM | #4 |
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Re: Back to engine vibration
I have had the same idea for years I think I might have posted it a while back . My plan was to add an extra washer or two under a pressure plate bolt and then trial and error etc etc . Maybe I would use adjacent bolts in groups of three with up to two washers so have a group of six added washers .I reasoned that the rotating mass cannot be very far out of balance as Henry paid attention to balancing from the start . I just want to move my vibration away from 30 MPH as my rear view mirror dissolves into a blurr !!! I would vary the weight added and mark my start point and then rotate around the cicumference and see if I can move or even mostly remove the vibration .But like most things I just dont seem to get around to it .
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05-01-2020, 05:21 PM | #5 |
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Re: Back to engine vibration
Sounds like alot of effort for a 'Hit and Miss' approach.
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Re: Back to engine vibration
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Might want to keep that cove plate on? |
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05-02-2020, 04:59 AM | #7 |
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Re: Back to engine vibration
Put #1 at TDC then add your weight. Next stop add at #1 bdc add weight.
This way the crank weights are at the top and bottom of the throw. Stick on wheel weights come in a pack at the parts store. Very simple. Wick |
05-02-2020, 08:19 AM | #8 |
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Re: Back to engine vibration
I have a vibration, comes on about 1/4 throttle. I think this is worth a try. If this works then I'll bond the weight to the pressure plate with some structural adhesive. Interesting.
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05-02-2020, 09:00 AM | #9 |
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Re: Back to engine vibration
The so called "front engine mount" is actually vibration damper, and should be adjusted to change the engine's vibration frequency to a level less annoying. Putting a relatively small amount of weight on a huge mass such as the clutch + flywheel is of little value.
Tightening the front vibration damper is good for eliminating clutch chatter and making the engines vibration feel and sound better.
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05-02-2020, 09:32 AM | #10 |
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Re: Back to engine vibration
So Bob, how do you adjust the "front engine mount"? I have never heard that was possible.
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05-02-2020, 09:45 AM | #11 |
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Re: Back to engine vibration
I tighten the nut on the stud of the front damper (AKA front mount), and then test drive the car. What you seek is a nut tightness that changes the vibration / clutch chatter to a condition that you can live with. It is impossible to stop the vibration of the Model A's engine, but you can tune it.
The diagram is of the seesaw configuration of the Model A's engine, flywheel, clutch & transmission. Note that the rear engine mounts are the pivot of the seesaw, and the front set of springs is the damper. The principal vibration is from the reciprocating vertical motion of the engine (tuning fork effect). Tightening the front spring set has the effect of increasing the stiffness of the front support, so it changes the engine's reciprocating frequency.
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05-02-2020, 11:15 AM | #12 |
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Re: Back to engine vibration
If you use stick on weights you are sitting on a hand grenade.
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