Harmonic Bal. question.
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Originally Posted by bunnyswan1994
yes.. that sounds just about right... there is a rattling sound that i think was coming from the tensioner pulley. If what you say about the harm. bal. the sound that im hearing is the bearings, and this is causing the tensioner to jump the way it is. but yes, that is what my harmonic bal. looks like, ill get another one in a day or two, and replace it myself to save myself another 310.00. thanks guys
That pic is of a HB from a supercharged car...yours will of course have only one set of grooves.
Originally Posted by ZeeVert
Virtually every year there was a new part number, because the counter balance weight would be changed. Probably because of changes to the crank, pistons or rods. You don't want to mix years.
When we finally got the right part, we looked at both to compare, and it was clear there were big differences in each, specifically the weights. The 95 was 3 times the size as the 94.
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Very interesting, i remember before this shop replaced the harmonic bal. i paid 375.00 to another mechanic to replace it. the car went 100 miles before it went out, then i had my car towed to a shop where they put a new one on for 310. 00, im wondering now if it was a wrong part.
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The actual part is around $100
Procedure to replace
Jack car.
Remove passenger tire
Remove splash guard plastic
Remove belt
Remove bolt from center of balancer
Pull either by hand or with puller (dependent on year)
Reverse procedure.
Shouldn't be more than 30 minutes for any qualified mechanic.
Procedure to replace
Jack car.
Remove passenger tire
Remove splash guard plastic
Remove belt
Remove bolt from center of balancer
Pull either by hand or with puller (dependent on year)
Reverse procedure.
Shouldn't be more than 30 minutes for any qualified mechanic.
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yeaaaaa, im not really looking foward to it , but.. it has to be done, as of now im alittle afraid of driving it, as everytime i hit the gas, the sound is pretty unplessant. so it sits here until i get motivated enough to wrestle with it
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It takes more to get motivated to do it..than the actual project itself.
Now hop to it.! Uh.. you aren't a hoppin.. C'mon..let'* go! ... um.. yeah.. you are still in front of the pc..
If you have any buddies with airtools..I'd suggest a quick trip to see them. A 6 pack and 30 min you'll be all set.
Now hop to it.! Uh.. you aren't a hoppin.. C'mon..let'* go! ... um.. yeah.. you are still in front of the pc..
If you have any buddies with airtools..I'd suggest a quick trip to see them. A 6 pack and 30 min you'll be all set.
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Without air tools you WILL have to hold the flywheel. There'* a small black plastic dustcover you need to remove, then jam a large tool (bar, huge screwdriver, etc) into the flywheel.
You'll likely need a very large breaker bar with a pipe extension to break it loose.
I've done both of mine in this manner.
For reassembly, you'll need to move the bar to prevent flywheel rotation in the opposite direction to make sure you got it tight.
You'll likely need a very large breaker bar with a pipe extension to break it loose.
I've done both of mine in this manner.
For reassembly, you'll need to move the bar to prevent flywheel rotation in the opposite direction to make sure you got it tight.
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ATTENTIONS LADIES AND GENTLEMAN...........tonight is the night.. im on my way to the autozone to get the new BAL. then ill more then likley spend a few hours on it lol. normal jobs that take about a hour usually run a couple hours mroe for me lol, due to lack of tools.. so ready or not here i come.... i think....anyway ill post questions if i run across things i dont know how to take apart....wish me luck
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Just a quick heads up! Do not forget tp plug back in your crank sensor. I just did my Hb two weeks ago! I t took me a hr to replace the hb but then i spent 4 wondering why my 92 would not start! Plug it back in!!! My goodness!!!