2001 harmonic balancer question
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Heel & Toe
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2001 harmonic balancer question
2001 with 80k miles on it, I’m wondering if I got a harmonic balancer wobble starting to happen. Not sure if eyes are playing tricks on me or if this thing is wabbling a bit
check out this video and let me know what you think please
check out this video and let me know what you think please
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Can't watch without downloading the attachment, you need to post it on youtube.
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Mine is original to the car with 30k miles on it and it looks exactly like this and I’m not worried about it yet but I do have a white paint mark on mine that I keep an eye on for the beginnings of separation. I think the key here is when you watch the belt you can see it is perfectly stable as it makes its way around the balancer.
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Heel & Toe
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Mine is original to the car with 30k miles on it and it looks exactly like this and I’m not worried about it yet but I do have a white paint mark on mine that I keep an eye on for the beginnings of separation. I think the key here is when you watch the belt you can see it is perfectly stable as it makes its way around the balancer.
Thank you, I kind of felt like my eyes were playing tricks on me there.
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Doesn't look bad to me. Mark it. Beat on the car hard for a bit. See if the marks have move inner relative to outer. You'll often start to get belt chirping when its wobbling. Mine wasn't super bad when I did it (was going in for a cam anyways) and the belts are a lot quieter after.
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