I agree. This job is extremely dificult. I've done this....once, although it wasn't a Victa crank. Since then I try to track down a replacement crankshaft.
Pressing apart, and back together wasn't the issue. It was getting it all to run true and balanced again, and at the same time, continually checking the side clearance on the conrod.
You have to put it between centre's, like in a lathe, and spin by hand. Use 4 dial indicators, 2 to check the runout of the two halves, and 2 to check for parallel.
VERY time consuming and frustrating to say the least.
