Harmonic balancer trouble

90LxDroptop · 12-01-2002, 12:37 PM

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

chassebr · 12-01-2002, 02:36 PM

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Originally posted by 90LxDroptop
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

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.

HiFlow5 0 · 12-01-2002, 07:26 PM

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Originally posted by 90LxDroptop
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

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.

drtbiker · 12-01-2002, 11:06 PM

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

90LxDroptop · 12-03-2002, 10:49 AM

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

12-01-2002, 12:37 PM	#1
90LxDroptop Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arlington Hts. IL Posts: 315	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 __________________ 90 LX Convertible 5.0 AOD 3.73 Gears, Underdrive Pulleys, TransGo shift kit, A servo, Subframe Connectors, o/r h-pipe, 2 chamber flows, Pony Wheels

12-01-2002, 11:06 PM	#4
drtbiker Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mt. Prospect,IL Posts: 474	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 __________________ 87-ford-mustang-SOLD! mods: 3:73's, off road h-pipe, b303 cam in gt- 40 motor w/ Power Plus intake, edelbrock 70mm tb & egr spacer, 72mm C&L, bbk long tubes, tremec tranny, centerforce dual friction clutch, upr and lwr CA's 255lph FP and soon more to come.... when i have money again SOME ADVICE Don't do burn outs in reverse it is very expensive New times with dead hook on dr's 13.27@103 with 2.0 60 foots w/100lb system Fastest time to date: 12.8@113

12-03-2002, 10:49 AM	#5
90LxDroptop Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arlington Hts. IL Posts: 315	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 __________________ 90 LX Convertible 5.0 AOD 3.73 Gears, Underdrive Pulleys, TransGo shift kit, A servo, Subframe Connectors, o/r h-pipe, 2 chamber flows, Pony Wheels

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