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Old May 11, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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not a problem, just glad we all can learn from others experiences. I just had mine done and it runs like a champ again. Good luck with the install.
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Old May 11, 2010 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by paulrc5
First let me apologize to slopoke17 for hijacking your thread... didn't think it would be so involved

And thanks to all of you for your help! Just some more background. I took a picture of the balancers so every one else following this thread has a clear idea of what's going on:



You can see the balance wheight as the white dot in the stock balancer on the left. It's a small "slug" pressed into the outer ring at about 12 o'clock in the photo. The balancer on the right is my new Powerbond 10% UD. As you can see, there is not much room to drill a hole in the outer ring of the Powerbond pulley, and a hole any more than about 1/8 inch deep will break into the grooves for the serpentine belt (probably not good for the belt)



At this point, I think I'm going to proceed with installing the PB balancer "as is".

Thanks again.

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Thats what me and 1000's of others have done. No troubles!
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Old May 12, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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FWIW, I just added an unmolested 10% UD Powerbond pulley to my H/C build. No vibrations.
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Old May 12, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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I am sure glad you all can agree that my mechanic is wrong, I printed this thread and I will show him. Thanks Guys ( I am no Mechanic)
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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I just had mine done and I went to GM and bought the bolt only $5.51 why are they charging so much where your at???
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill Curlee
Paint a white line on the front of the balancer. Make sure it marks the outer ring abd hub.. Take the car for a frisky drive. Then examine the white line. If it isnt still lined up,,,your ballancer is TOAST. Sounds like you outer ring is no longer bonded to the hub



Can you show in the pic where to paint the line?
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