Indima ye-crankshaft counterweight (ekwaziwa ngokuba yi-counterweight) kukulinganisa amandla ajikelezayo e-centrifugal kunye nomzuzu wayo, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha amandla aphindaphindayo angenayo kunye nomzuzu wawo. Xa le mikhosi kunye namaxesha ngokwawo alungelelaniswa, ubunzima bokulinganisela bunokusetyenziswa kwakhona ukunciphisa umthwalo kwi-bearing engundoqo. Inani, ubungakanani kunye nokubekwa kobunzima bokulinganisa kufuneka kuqwalaselwe ngokwenani leesilinda ze-injini, ukucwangciswa kweesilinda kunye nokumila kwe-crankshaft. Ubunzima bebhalansi ngokuqhelekileyo buphoswa okanye bubunjwe bube bubenye kunye necrankshaft, kwaye ubunzima bomlinganiselo we-injini yedizili enamandla amakhulu wenziwe ngokwahlukileyo kwicrankshaft emva koko ibotshelelwe kunye.