Balancer is stuck HELP!

5pointohboy! · 09-26-2004, 05:02 PM

I am changing the balancer on my '88 GT and it won't come off! (yes I removed the bolt...) I have been cranking on the puller bolt for 2 hrs (1/4 turn at a time) and been heating it with a propane torch and tapping at it with a chisel and hammer. I think it moved about 1/8"! PLEASE HELP!!!!

stang_racer20 · 09-26-2004, 05:12 PM

IMPACT GUN

5pointohboy! · 09-26-2004, 07:51 PM

I tried that, and it didn't budge. I ended up removing the puller, and beating the balancer back into place. Then I reattached the puller, and it slid right off. Weird eh?

Anyways, I was changing the balancer because the car had a nasty shake anytime the engine was running. ( I just bought the car) I was afraid to start it to pull it up on my ramps. I put my advance timing light on it, and I had to crank the dial to 60 degrees, just to see the timing mark, and some of the rubber was poking out. I assumed the the balancer was spun. Well, it's back together, and although it's 97% better, the car still vibrates. Any other ideas?

Ieatcamaros · 09-27-2004, 06:58 PM

So, did you replace the balancer with another one? How bad is your vibration?

5pointohboy! · 09-27-2004, 07:40 PM

Yes, I put on a new balancer from Checker. (Dorman Brand) The vibe is barely noticeable at idle, but when you rev it, you can feel it. It kinda feels like a tire slightly out of balance, but the car is not moving....... Also, I think there is something wrong with the clutch, since I have driven semis that required less pedal pressure!

Falcons Talon · 09-28-2004, 02:44 PM

Check the fan. If the fan/clutch is warped or out of balance, it can screw up the water pump bearings.

USMC302 · 09-28-2004, 04:57 PM

check the motor mounts, most likely they're warn out after having lots of movement from the balancer problem

5pointohboy! · 09-28-2004, 07:49 PM

Yeah the motor mounts look like they are trashed. The car has an electric fan on it though. It also has a truck water pump that is too long, and a skinny little belt to compensate for the misalignment. That will be gone this weekend!

82 GT · 10-04-2004, 06:56 PM

Did you also remove the washer on the bolt? Don't laugh, I've seen this before when people still have the washer stuck inside and can't get the balancer off.

5pointohboy! · 10-04-2004, 07:44 PM

Damn, I was hoping no one would figure that out.
Yes, that's what I did! OOPS!

grey88gt · 10-04-2004, 09:24 PM

HEHE funny ! Got one better than that. I stuck the end of a puller
inside the end of the crankshaft in 1992 on a 400 cid. Try and get that out lol. I was 17 at the time . Part of learning I guess! My old faithfull 74 F-100.

89fast5oh · 10-04-2004, 11:47 PM

One time while removing my balancer i left the washer on, and cranked on the wrench for a long time, bent the puller and eventually pulled one of the bolts right out of the balancer and hit my thumb like a hammer, that really hurt and it ended up in a fracture....never did that again...

09-26-2004, 05:02 PM	#1
5pointohboy! Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ Posts: 11	Balancer is stuck HELP! I am changing the balancer on my '88 GT and it won't come off! (yes I removed the bolt...) I have been cranking on the puller bolt for 2 hrs (1/4 turn at a time) and been heating it with a propane torch and tapping at it with a chisel and hammer. I think it moved about 1/8"! PLEASE HELP!!!!

09-26-2004, 05:12 PM	#2
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09-27-2004, 06:58 PM	#4
Ieatcamaros Domestic Rice really sucks! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: KY Posts: 973	So, did you replace the balancer with another one? How bad is your vibration? __________________ The sig says it all.

09-28-2004, 02:44 PM	#6
Falcons Talon T.P.M. President Join Date: May 2002 Location: Brownsville Posts: 265	Check the fan. If the fan/clutch is warped or out of balance, it can screw up the water pump bearings. __________________

09-28-2004, 04:57 PM	#7
USMC302 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Gallatin, Tn Posts: 1,326	check the motor mounts, most likely they're warn out after having lots of movement from the balancer problem __________________

09-26-2004, 07:51 PM	#3
5pointohboy! Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ Posts: 11	I tried that, and it didn't budge. I ended up removing the puller, and beating the balancer back into place. Then I reattached the puller, and it slid right off. Weird eh? Anyways, I was changing the balancer because the car had a nasty shake anytime the engine was running. ( I just bought the car) I was afraid to start it to pull it up on my ramps. I put my advance timing light on it, and I had to crank the dial to 60 degrees, just to see the timing mark, and some of the rubber was poking out. I assumed the the balancer was spun. Well, it's back together, and although it's 97% better, the car still vibrates. Any other ideas?

09-27-2004, 07:40 PM	#5
5pointohboy! Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ Posts: 11	Yes, I put on a new balancer from Checker. (Dorman Brand) The vibe is barely noticeable at idle, but when you rev it, you can feel it. It kinda feels like a tire slightly out of balance, but the car is not moving....... Also, I think there is something wrong with the clutch, since I have driven semis that required less pedal pressure!

09-28-2004, 07:49 PM	#8
5pointohboy! Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ Posts: 11	Yeah the motor mounts look like they are trashed. The car has an electric fan on it though. It also has a truck water pump that is too long, and a skinny little belt to compensate for the misalignment. That will be gone this weekend!

10-04-2004, 06:56 PM	#9
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	Did you also remove the washer on the bolt? Don't laugh, I've seen this before when people still have the washer stuck inside and can't get the balancer off. __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator.

10-04-2004, 07:44 PM	#10
5pointohboy! Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ Posts: 11	Damn, I was hoping no one would figure that out. Yes, that's what I did! OOPS!

10-04-2004, 09:24 PM	#11
grey88gt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Skiatook, Oklahoma Posts: 193	HEHE funny ! Got one better than that. I stuck the end of a puller inside the end of the crankshaft in 1992 on a 400 cid. Try and get that out lol. I was 17 at the time . Part of learning I guess! My old faithfull 74 F-100.

10-04-2004, 11:47 PM	#12
89fast5oh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 56	One time while removing my balancer i left the washer on, and cranked on the wrench for a long time, bent the puller and eventually pulled one of the bolts right out of the balancer and hit my thumb like a hammer, that really hurt and it ended up in a fracture....never did that again... __________________ 351W .030", AFR 185s, Crane roller cam-.543" 220 -.562" 228@.050, TFS 351W EFI intake, Billet Roller Rockers, BBK Long Tubes, BBK X- Pipe, Dynomax Race Magnums w/dumps, 30lb injectors, 190lph intank pump, Holley Adjustable FPR, 75mm TB&MA, Underdrive pulleys, Aluminum Rad, Billet Flywheel, McCloud Clutch, World Class T-5, B&M Ripper Shifter 4.10s, McCreary G-60s, Lakewood 90/10s, Comp. Enginering 3 way adjust/rear, Upper and Lower Control arms, Autometer gauges.

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