Once upon a time- - - - -long ago- - - -I used to make and sell a kit to accurately drill and tap a crankshaft snout, and it included an ACME thread balancer installer with a Torrington bearing thrust collar, all for the princely sum of $75.00. I finally had to give it up- - - - -even with a 2-page step by step instruction sheet to go by, people just couldn't seem the figure out how to use it! I've probably drilled and tapped a hundred crankshafts, all freehand, and never had a problem doing it.
Jerry


"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!