Originally Posted by Brian_Ostner
I finally got back to my 235 engine rebuild project and I cannot figure out how to press the balancer back onto the crankshaft? There is no threaded hole in the end of the crank to screw an install tool into? Just a short tapered hole....? How do I get this balancer back on without a large rubber mallet...don't want to go that route. Thanks. Brian
P.S. It' out of a 2nd series 55' 3600.
Plenty of folks swear by the method of heating the balancer. I've always just used the BFH & block of wood method. A number of folks here have drilled & tapped the crank snout then used a bolt to draw it on.

Last edited by Tiny; 05/26/2013 8:30 AM.
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