L98 balancer is it common??
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,861
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From: Houston TX
Re: L98 balancer is it common?? (6spd)
They will slip if they age enough that the rubber ring deteriorates. I recently worked with Orlando85UCFVette to do a tune up on his engine, that went far enough to replace some leaking oil seals. When I got down to the balancer to pull it off so we could replace the front main, the outer ring of the balancer was about 1/4" farther back than it was supposed to be. High mileage, older cars, or cars that have sat for a long time without being run are most succeptible to this problem.
Team Owner
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 24,337
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Re: L98 balancer is it common?? (TIMSPEED)
Slip sure, but rotate? no. To rotate, all the rubber would have to be shot.. and if that happened. it'd just spin off the hub... boy would that be a mess.
