Is this a balancer failure?
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '17
Is this a balancer failure?
Please send some pics of your balancer and belt alighnment
Does this look like it is failing? I put a straight edge on the tensioner pulley and it seems level with the edge of the balancer but I am not sure if the belt on the water pump is suppose to be aligned directly with the balancer grooves?
Does this look like it is failing? I put a straight edge on the tensioner pulley and it seems level with the edge of the balancer but I am not sure if the belt on the water pump is suppose to be aligned directly with the balancer grooves?
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St. Jude Donor '17
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I took a straight edge to the outside of my new tensioner pulley and it alligned with the outside edge of the balancer.
So does this pretty much mean i am not having a Balancer failure?
My previous tensioner lines looked something like the following picture.
You will see the notch on the right is about in the the middle of the 2 on the left.
My new pulley the notch is very close to the middle notch on the left.
So does this pretty much mean i am not having a Balancer failure?
My previous tensioner lines looked something like the following picture.
You will see the notch on the right is about in the the middle of the 2 on the left.
My new pulley the notch is very close to the middle notch on the left.
Racer
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From: Chesterfield MI
It seems ok from the pics. The outer ring usually wobbles really bad when they go. Start the car and watch the balancer at idle. It should be more obvious at low RPMs. If it seems steady, you should be fine.
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St. Jude Donor '17
I have had the valves replaced in the past so it is bot the original.
I changed the belt and tensioner out due to the belt coming off.
Someone else suggested a pulley misalignment causing the belt issue
I need antic of someones tensioner to compare the notch marks to
Last edited by Got uid0; Jul 15, 2011 at 11:32 AM.
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St. Jude Donor '17
Well why are they there then? I would think it is suppose to show you the tolerance of the spring and when it isnstarting to fall out of tolerance and fail.
