21-11-2017, 12:57 PM
Another benefit of balancing is the reduction in vibration transmitted to the chassis.
Because the steering box is bolted to the chassis beside the rear engine mounting vibration is transmitted to the steering column. On longer journeys this makes the fingers tingle and/or go numb.
My engine is balanced and on Sunday I drove down from Blair Atholl to Melrose in one go, 120 miles. It took 4 hours only stopping once to clean the windscreen.
At the end of the journey I had no finger problems.
Because the steering box is bolted to the chassis beside the rear engine mounting vibration is transmitted to the steering column. On longer journeys this makes the fingers tingle and/or go numb.
My engine is balanced and on Sunday I drove down from Blair Atholl to Melrose in one go, 120 miles. It took 4 hours only stopping once to clean the windscreen.
At the end of the journey I had no finger problems.
Jim