Harmonic balancer trouble
 

Hello everyone. I'm currently doing a cam swap and I'm trying to take off the harmonic balancer. In the process of taking it off, only the outer part of it came lose. Now I can't get the smaller piece off, because when I turn the harmonic balancer puller, it just turns the whole motor! What to do?

-Suave

Re: Harmonic balancer trouble
 

I had this same problem when I was installing my underdrive pullies. I had the pulley puller on the crankshaft pulley and was trying to remove it. I didn't know what was going on and then I looked real close and noticed there was a washer on the crank pulley. Removed the washer and then it pulled off just fine.

Re: Harmonic balancer trouble
 

Hummm, two pieces? As far as I remember when I changed my balancer its a one piece unit. There is an inner and outter section, but there pressed together and not ment to come apart. Sounds like you ruined the balancer. Now, not to put you down, but did you remove the crank bolt inside the center of the balancer? This needs to come off first before you try removing the balancer. Remember its reverse thread too.

god george do i have to come over and show ypu how to do that to...... come on now j/p if i would stop blowing you off ur car would be done already. I just have no time


later

I got it off!.lol. It was just being real damn stubborn. Installed the new trick flow cam and timing chain. Time to put this thing back together!

- Suave