Harmonic Balancer

I have a 95 lesabre 3800 SI

My balancer pulley is bad, it has some play when the car is shut off and when it runs at idle it has a loud rattle. anyone know what other years and cars a i can pull one off of?
is any 3.8 Si compatable, ir is it that just one make and just that one year?

i can pull it and change it myself. what are some recomendations on a used vs new??:uhoh:

I would definitely go with a new one! You could have the same problem with a JY unit after the short warranty expires! Here (http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1019674,parttype,5512) is an option on a couple of aftermarket units. Personally, I would get an OEM balancer! May cost a little more up front, but you don’t have to worry about the quality or the fitment and you will only have to do the job once! Here (http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/15/dd/10/0900823d8015dd10.jsp) is the install procedure.

An added note:
Aftermarket Harmonic balancer wheels have given some a severe troubleshooting headache.
I dont know how they can rattle unless the bolt is loose. Its keyed I believe and I thought they were basically a solid part.

Just soz you know..


Bass

Andrew, if the Autozone HBs for 3.8 are anything like the ones for 3.3 I would definitely recommend AGAINST an Autozone HB.

Reason is because I had to replace the 3.3 HB 3 times, 2 times of which it was an Autozone HB. They disintegrate too quickly. For us it was just after a year both times, and with a 1 year warranty, that just plain sux.

My next HB likely will be OEM even if it is twice the cost of an aftermarket.

My $.02 FWIW.