[ztsmith86]

I used a 12" piece of M16 threaded rod to reinstall the Balancer. I had the Balancer about 75% of the way on when the threaded rod started to bend. I tried to back it out and it started to cross thread badly. I worked it back and forth and finally got it out (this took 2 hours). Once I had managed to get it out I had successfully torn out ever thread in the snout. There isn't a single thread left. I've heard that helicoils are really hard to get started. I've heard it would be difficult to get a helicoil installed that far back in the crank snout. I'm still looking for input from everyone. Thanks for all the advice. The threads I stripped out begin about 3" from the front of the crank snout and continue about another inch deep into the snout. So from the front of the snout there is a 3" blind hole.