balancer
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Racer
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From: Chester Illinois
balancer
In process of installing new power bond balancer on my 2000. New balancer has a keyway. The crankshaft doesn't. How do I know which way it goes on. I kinda old school and thought all cranks had a keyway
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just put it on, orientation doesn't matter... ls cranks don't have a keyway unless they are aftermarket
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
LOL!! It doesnt matter BUT,, I have enough Mods that I wanter to be sure that the dampener did NOT rotate on the crank. I added a Pin in the dampner/crank to make ure that there was NO dampener rotation. I also used an ARP Bolt
Use the correct LS dampener bolt tightening procedure and you will be GOOD to GO!!! Get a good aftermarket dampener like the PowerBond.
Bill
Use the correct LS dampener bolt tightening procedure and you will be GOOD to GO!!! Get a good aftermarket dampener like the PowerBond.
Bill
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
I have the ATI and pinned it as well. One thing I did since the ATI has degree markings was to set the crank at TDC for #1 and then tried to align the zero degree mark on my damper as close to 12 o'clock as I could by eye. Helps with other tasks such as rocker installation, etc.
If the damper has a key, it lends itself very well to the ATI pin kit.
If the damper has a key, it lends itself very well to the ATI pin kit.
