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421philt
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My new APD drive mandrel has a slight wobble at idle . It's a BBC with an ATI balancer and msd crank trigger. I know some crank trigger wheels came with centering rings but this one didn't. Will this wobble be a problem ?
 
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green1
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I personally wouldn’t run it, that is going to get worse at rpms I would think.
 
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Bucky
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How much run out is there?


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Cashflow
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Fix it!


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421philt
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There's no run out or wobble with the trigger wheel, it's just the mandrel . I'm not sure of the run out but its not much . Using it to run vacuum pump and alternator.
 
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Alaskaracer
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I have a brand new Ron's injection mandrel I don't need if you're interested for bbc


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Bucky
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To be quite technical about it: Nothing is perfect. All mandrels have some run out. Too much is a problem


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Cashflow
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If you can see it wobble it's too much!


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TomR
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If you are you using the 3 bolts to locate it then thats the problem. We put my crank trigger wheel in a lathe and machined a recess to locate the mandrel so it spins true. The bolts just hold it to the balancer.


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BJs Wild Ride
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A little at idle doesn’t bother me. My wife’s car has a 3 bolt with a register. It has a barely perceptible wobble at idle but goes away as soon as you rev it. Not the first time I’ve seen that. Now if you crank it up to 4K and it’s still wobbling, then ya, I’d fix that.
 
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Originally posted by BJs Wild Ride:
A little at idle doesn’t bother me. My wife’s car has a 3 bolt with a register. It has a barely perceptible wobble at idle but goes away as soon as you rev it. Not the first time I’ve seen that. Now if you crank it up to 4K and it’s still wobbling, then ya, I’d fix that.


The only difference between idle and 4000 rpm is you cant see it wobble at 4000.
But it still is wobbling. Fix it.
Put a timing light on it at 4000, you will see the bi tch dancing.
 
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