A couple questions....
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Replaced balancer......... still have a wobble
I just need some opinions on a couple of problems I have,
1)I recently had my harmonic balancer replaced along with a new oil pump and 2-piece timing cover and was happy for a day or so until I looked closely and noticed that the balancer still has a small wobble to it. It's not as bad as the old one but I figured there should be no wobble at all. It's a ASP balancer and had it pinned to the crank with a kit from A&A corvette. My question is: is a little wobble normal? If not, did they just not tighten it down enough? Or could it be a bigger problem like my crank being bent?
a small vid:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKLoE_fxKWQ
2) A couple of weeks ago I installed a new oil pressure sender but silly me let the old on slip out of my hands and fall behind the motor
I thought that was the end of it until yesterday I started hearing a clanking sound when I'm sitting in the car. It doesn't do it all the time,sometimes at idle almost always during acceleration. Sometimes it's a grinding sound at idle. My question: could it cause any damage while it's back there? Could I get to it from underneath or is there a easier way to remove it?
One note: this happened after I had the balancer replaced. I know they removed a lot of stuff to get that balancer off. Do you think it's something the shop could of done wrong or just that old ops clanking around? thanks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTu4Te97_ZE
1)I recently had my harmonic balancer replaced along with a new oil pump and 2-piece timing cover and was happy for a day or so until I looked closely and noticed that the balancer still has a small wobble to it. It's not as bad as the old one but I figured there should be no wobble at all. It's a ASP balancer and had it pinned to the crank with a kit from A&A corvette. My question is: is a little wobble normal? If not, did they just not tighten it down enough? Or could it be a bigger problem like my crank being bent?
a small vid:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKLoE_fxKWQ
2) A couple of weeks ago I installed a new oil pressure sender but silly me let the old on slip out of my hands and fall behind the motor
I thought that was the end of it until yesterday I started hearing a clanking sound when I'm sitting in the car. It doesn't do it all the time,sometimes at idle almost always during acceleration. Sometimes it's a grinding sound at idle. My question: could it cause any damage while it's back there? Could I get to it from underneath or is there a easier way to remove it? One note: this happened after I had the balancer replaced. I know they removed a lot of stuff to get that balancer off. Do you think it's something the shop could of done wrong or just that old ops clanking around? thanks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTu4Te97_ZE
Last edited by VETTHOG; Mar 3, 2009 at 06:26 PM.
Burning Brakes
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I looked over and over again at your pulley video and it is very difficult to make a determination. The two problems are lack of sufficient lighting and the shaking camera. The best portion is at the start of the video for the first few seconds. I magnified the browser window and that helped a little, but very little.
If you can rig up a strong light source and hold the camera very steady it would help a lot.
From what I saw the wobble must be VERY slight. I have heard of people replacing the pulley with another OEM pulley and end up with a very slight wobble with the new part. At the very least keep an eye on it to see if it gets worse over time.
Rattle noise is impossible to make a determination as there is no way to tell the origin. (At least for me)
Be VERY careful around a running engine. Your safety should be paramount. Please don’t take unnecessary risk if you attempt to make another video.
If you can rig up a strong light source and hold the camera very steady it would help a lot.
From what I saw the wobble must be VERY slight. I have heard of people replacing the pulley with another OEM pulley and end up with a very slight wobble with the new part. At the very least keep an eye on it to see if it gets worse over time.
Rattle noise is impossible to make a determination as there is no way to tell the origin. (At least for me)
Be VERY careful around a running engine. Your safety should be paramount. Please don’t take unnecessary risk if you attempt to make another video.
