I tried to check the runout of my bellhousing center hole tonight but the dial I had was worthless and wouldn't hold a reading. I will be using a different type, BUT, if it turns out to have too much runout I've read that offset dowels are the solution.
If so, how do the old ones come out?
Is there enough play in the 6 mounting bolts to offset the bell and still get the bolts to thread right? Won't they just kind of nudge the bell back to where it was? I realize we're talking about thousanths here, but still.
I've read .008 is the maximum allowable runout.