Re: Harmonic Balancer
I have had a couple of bad experiences with harmonic balancers. On both my '67 L79 and '68 base motor cars I had the engines rebuilt and the rebuilders pulled the old balancers and replaced them when the engines were being "buttoned-up". On both engines, the balancer subsequently "slipped" and the timing marks moved enough so they couldn't be used to time the engine. I had to have the balancers rebuilt by some guy in Oregon who does a great job for about $100 apiece. As most of you know, original configuration balancers are either very difficult or impossible to find. If I were to do it again, I'd send my balancer out to be rebuilt as soon as I pulled it off. 30 to 40 years and the greasy, oily, dirty conditions can really do a job on the rubber ring. Given the effort it takes to remove and replace a balancer, it just makes sense to spend the extra $100 to have it rebuilt. The guy is easy to find with Google, but if someone needs more help, PM me.
I don't even want to get into the damage that could be done if one of them disintegrated at 5500 RPM.
I have had a couple of bad experiences with harmonic balancers. On both my '67 L79 and '68 base motor cars I had the engines rebuilt and the rebuilders pulled the old balancers and replaced them when the engines were being "buttoned-up". On both engines, the balancer subsequently "slipped" and the timing marks moved enough so they couldn't be used to time the engine. I had to have the balancers rebuilt by some guy in Oregon who does a great job for about $100 apiece. As most of you know, original configuration balancers are either very difficult or impossible to find. If I were to do it again, I'd send my balancer out to be rebuilt as soon as I pulled it off. 30 to 40 years and the greasy, oily, dirty conditions can really do a job on the rubber ring. Given the effort it takes to remove and replace a balancer, it just makes sense to spend the extra $100 to have it rebuilt. The guy is easy to find with Google, but if someone needs more help, PM me.
I don't even want to get into the damage that could be done if one of them disintegrated at 5500 RPM.
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