Balancers....please explain???
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15-'16
Balancers....please explain???
After having the revelation (thanks to many of you) to not have my Vette serviced at a GM or Chevrolet Dealer, I made an appointment to go to a service enter in CT that works only on Vettes. I'm very happy I made this decision. My appointment is for next week to have my windshield wipers looked at which stop in the middle of the windshield during the intermittent cycle. I'll let you know how that turns out. When I scheduled my appointment, I talked to the service mgr and I asked him about the reliability of the LS2 and he said it was very reliable.....except for the balancers on the '05 which I have. He said he had a few in his garage right now having that repaired. I've had my Vette which has 46k miles for only 3 months and am now worried that I'm looking at a costly repair down the road. What can I expect!
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Many are fine but there are a lot that fail early. Mine went out at 25,000 miles. If they say your balancer is bad, have them show you the wobble. You be able to see it clearly. I went with an aftermarket balancer (why put in the same bad part?) and my total was $1200 from a Corvette specialist. Take a look at it before you go and you can see if it is wobbling or not. If it is bad, the idler pulley at the top of the engine on the passenger side will be shaking as well. Chances are you are fine but take a look so you know what is coming.
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15-'16
Many are fine but there are a lot that fail early. Mine went out at 25,000 miles. If they say your balancer is bad, have them show you the wobble. You be able to see it clearly. I went with an aftermarket balancer (why put in the same bad part?) and my total was $1200 from a Corvette specialist. Take a look at it before you go and you can see if it is wobbling or not. If it is bad, the idler pulley at the top of the engine on the passenger side will be shaking as well. Chances are you are fine but take a look so you know what is coming.
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Mine starting squeaking about a week after I bought it. 05 with 60k on it. Looked down and lo and behold I saw the balancer. Quick trip to the dealer and 900.00 later I have a new oem. I should have gone with the Ati but I was anxious to get the car back after only having it a week. By the info on this forum it is a luck of the draw to get this problem. No wobble, no squeaks, why worry. There are a lot of things that " could " go out and be costly but I don't worry about them. I just drive it like I stole it. Love my Vette.
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15-'16
Mine starting squeaking about a week after I bought it. 05 with 60k on it. Looked down and lo and behold I saw the balancer. Quick trip to the dealer and 900.00 later I have a new oem. I should have gone with the Ati but I was anxious to get the car back after only having it a week. By the info on this forum it is a luck of the draw to get this problem. No wobble, no squeaks, why worry. There are a lot of things that " could " go out and be costly but I don't worry about them. I just drive it like I stole it. Love my Vette.
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I had the harmonic balancer replaced on my previous '06 coupe with around 68,000 miles at a local Chevy dealer. The balancer was wobbling a little too much for my liking. Price...$741 out the door. (Replaced with new GM OEM part).
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After having the revelation (thanks to many of you) to not have my Vette serviced at a GM or Chevrolet Dealer, I made an appointment to go to a service enter in CT that works only on Vettes. I'm very happy I made this decision. My appointment is for next week to have my windshield wipers looked at which stop in the middle of the windshield during the intermittent cycle. I'll let you know how that turns out. When I scheduled my appointment, I talked to the service mgr and I asked him about the reliability of the LS2 and he said it was very reliable.....except for the balancers on the '05 which I have. He said he had a few in his garage right now having that repaired. I've had my Vette which has 46k miles for only 3 months and am now worried that I'm looking at a costly repair down the road. What can I expect!
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...ose-gotem.html
I realize many who have had no issue will not respond to this poll.. However let’s say its off by 50-75% -- that still means 12.5-25% failure rate. Something I consider completely unacceptable and GM should have stepped in to do something about it!
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Hmmm…Have a look at this poll where 49% of the responders have replaced or will replace their balancer.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...ose-gotem.html
I realize many who have had no issue will not respond to this poll.. However let’s say its off by 50-75% -- that still means 12.5-25% failure rate. Something I consider completely unacceptable and GM should have stepped in to do something about it!
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...ose-gotem.html
I realize many who have had no issue will not respond to this poll.. However let’s say its off by 50-75% -- that still means 12.5-25% failure rate. Something I consider completely unacceptable and GM should have stepped in to do something about it!
My best buddy and I have been monkeying with cars for a half a century and neither one of us has ever had to do anything to a HB. It's not like it's some new, untested technology.
Drifting
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Hmmm…Have a look at this poll where 49% of the responders have replaced or will replace their balancer.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...ose-gotem.html
I realize many who have had no issue will not respond to this poll.. However let’s say its off by 50-75% -- that still means 12.5-25% failure rate. Something I consider completely unacceptable and GM should have stepped in to do something about it!
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...ose-gotem.html
I realize many who have had no issue will not respond to this poll.. However let’s say its off by 50-75% -- that still means 12.5-25% failure rate. Something I consider completely unacceptable and GM should have stepped in to do something about it!