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Too close for comfort!
I sarted noticing a vibration in the motor and an oil leak about 3 weeks ago. The oil was leaking from the front main seal. I was kinda pissed, since I just replaced it when I did my head and cam swap. One thing I didn't replace was the harmonic balancer. Well, I said screw it and bought another front main seal and a new balancer. I just got the old one off and noticed it is sitting cock-eyed! If you look at the crappy pic I took you'll notice towards the right it is off by about 1/8th inch and the rubber is falling apart. I'm glad I got to this now, 'cause I'm gonna get it dyno'd in about 2 weeks. Close call!!!
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11-01-2008, 01:29 PM
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Yeah,that could've been bad!
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11-01-2008, 03:12 PM
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good catch and common,I have had a couple balancers key way slot open up quite a bit.I dont know if the metal just got soft or what but a half inch key way slot is a BAD.
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11-01-2008, 03:27 PM
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Well, I can be thankful that the crank and key look 100%!!! I have only put a few hundred miles on it since I did my swap, so I don't know if I just missed it, or it was starting to come apart fast. Either way it's scary to think what could have happened if it let loose on a dyno!
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11-01-2008, 08:30 PM
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balancers are so cheap now, I replace mine whenever the timing cover comes off...
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11-01-2008, 10:15 PM
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Buy a good balancer and forget about it, The OEM replacements are junk. ATI or a BHJ
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11-02-2008, 08:20 AM
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Well, I just paid an ass load of bills so with the limited funds and the need to get her back on the road, I got an FRPP for $68. The construction looks like the factory, but it looks like they used polyurethane instead of rubber. I'm sure it'll hold 'till I get something better.
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