Harmonic balancer removal
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Harmonic balancer removal
Okay, went and got loctite freeze and release, Borrowed a Snap-on puller. Bolt and washer are out. sprayed the freeze and release on waited smacked with sledge. Will not Budge. Tried a couple of times. Still won't budge.. Picture attached of pulley. See bolt and washer on top of pulley.
Last edited by prestige6; Dec 28, 2017 at 12:41 PM.
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What kind of puller?
You do mean a three bolts into the balancer type puller with the larger center screw, right? If so, apply more force, it should slide off fairly easily, if you have the right puller.
NEVER hit these with hammer, you can break the outer ring loose from the rubber.
Doug
You do mean a three bolts into the balancer type puller with the larger center screw, right? If so, apply more force, it should slide off fairly easily, if you have the right puller.
NEVER hit these with hammer, you can break the outer ring loose from the rubber.
Doug
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What kind of puller?
You do mean a three bolts into the balancer type puller with the larger center screw, right? If so, apply more force, it should slide off fairly easily, if you have the right puller.
NEVER hit these with hammer, you can break the outer ring loose from the rubber.
Doug
You do mean a three bolts into the balancer type puller with the larger center screw, right? If so, apply more force, it should slide off fairly easily, if you have the right puller.
NEVER hit these with hammer, you can break the outer ring loose from the rubber.
Doug
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I see from another thread you are using the correct style puller.
I don't like the cast steel ducks foot. I prefer a large round piece of forged steel about 1" thick with the slots milled in for the puller bolts. With grade 8 bolts, it won't break.
It is possible/probable that your keyway had deformed, shifted, like the way you get surface movement on an earthquake fault, which is causing the problem.
Doug
I don't like the cast steel ducks foot. I prefer a large round piece of forged steel about 1" thick with the slots milled in for the puller bolts. With grade 8 bolts, it won't break.
It is possible/probable that your keyway had deformed, shifted, like the way you get surface movement on an earthquake fault, which is causing the problem.
Doug
