harmonic balancer

[Allegretto]

its the one and only! my harmonic balancer is going to heck and its making oher things on my car act bad. the battery needle is all over the place and the alternator is screaming bloody murder and theres this loud clanking sound like the rods are knocking but i know theyre not cuz u i had it checked. i just need some tips and advice on replacing it i bought a new balancer i just dont know how to put it in. if u got any suggestions or tips send me a email at [email protected] and thanks

[Jrs3800]

You will have to have a Puller ( Prefer a 3300-3800 Harmonic Balancer Puller )

You will have to remove the Crank Bolt.. Takes a lot of force...

The Balancer is a Press fit of sorts and will not just slip off, thats where the Puller comes in..

Might also be a good time to invest in a new Crank sensor as well..

[big white bufflo]

rent a puller from auto zone or go to sears remove pass side tire remove splash sheild you need impact wrench or use a braker bar and try hitting it with a hammer to brake the bolt lose use puller to pull it off your done put it back together but it up to you if you want to replace crank sensor mine had 145000 before it went bad

[86aaz]

Take a look at this website:

http://mykidz.net/GTP/CrankPosSensor.shtml

I did this in an Autozone parking lot and it was an absolute nightmare (EVERYBODY has an opinion!). Other than the people, the thing that held me up was that the puller kit I rented there (even the one I later bought) did not have the correct bolts for the harmonic balancer. Before you take anything apart, go buy 3 - 1/4" X 3" 28 NF (National Fine) bolts. Autozone didn't carry these at all! So, go to Lowe's or Home Depot and get a few of those.

Good luck!

[usedranger]

Nice pictures. This should help some folks out more than the generic instructions in a Chilton's.

[imidazol97]

Great writeup. And the pictures will be a great help to others. Thanks for sharing.

[86aaz]

Yes, it is a good writeup. The starter trick helped me get the harmonic balancer bolt off without too much trouble.

[Allegretto]

om my god thanks a lot you guys ROCK