Baking my Romac balancer
 

Hey guys,

I have heard of a few people doing this to aid in the often difficult Romac balancer install. I know this has worked for a few people and actually allowed them to slide their balancer all the way on with ease, problem is does anyone know how long and how hot to bake them for?

Cheers!

Re: Baking my Romac balancer
 

Bake it until that little weiner pops out! LOL

Re: Baking my Romac balancer
 

I just used a longer then stock balancer bolt and used it to pull it on.

Re: Baking my Romac balancer
 

Ya getting it on to the shaft isnt the hard part for me. The hard part is aligning the keyway accurately and hoping that is stays that way as the damper gets pushed onto the crank. There are lots of damaged Romacs out there due to this "interference fit" issue.

Re: Baking my Romac balancer
 

Every balancer is an interference fit. If people aren't using the right tool (balance installer) to install it properly, then they've got no reason to complain. With the right key, the key will be aligned before you get to the interference fit. Think a Ford is tough? Even the crank sprocket is an interference fit on a BBC.