Harmonic balancer wobble......
07-15-2018, 03:43 PM
#1
Melting Slicks
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Harmonic balancer wobble......
My harmonic balancer on my 2005 has always had a little wobble since I bought it in 2011. It has a little over 30,000 miles on it. I have always kept an eye on it because of what I have read on this website.
I looked at it yesterday and of course it is still wobbling a little bit. The belt tensioner dial moves between 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch. Or one notch on the gauge. I figure this is OK.
It does not squeal or make any noise. The rubber on the balancer isn't out of shape.
I only drive it a few hundred miles a year. I've only put about 3,000 miles on it in the past seven years. And I pretty much baby it. I know that it's never been changed. I had it at the dealer's last year and they looked at it and said it was OK then.
So I guess I'll just wait and watch. What do you guys think? Do you think I'm OK for a while?
Thanks.
I looked at it yesterday and of course it is still wobbling a little bit. The belt tensioner dial moves between 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch. Or one notch on the gauge. I figure this is OK.
It does not squeal or make any noise. The rubber on the balancer isn't out of shape.
I only drive it a few hundred miles a year. I've only put about 3,000 miles on it in the past seven years. And I pretty much baby it. I know that it's never been changed. I had it at the dealer's last year and they looked at it and said it was OK then.
So I guess I'll just wait and watch. What do you guys think? Do you think I'm OK for a while?
Thanks.
Last edited by Jimmy W1; 07-15-2018 at 03:44 PM.
07-15-2018, 04:34 PM
#2
Burning Brakes
You seem to keep an eye on it so I would just drive it 
Now if they spontaneously explode....that would be another story lol.
Now if they spontaneously explode....that would be another story lol.Last edited by Curt D; 07-16-2018 at 10:24 AM.
07-15-2018, 10:53 PM
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Le Mans Master
It isn't broken, so I wouldn't fix it. It might go another 100K miles like this. Let's say you replace the pulley, and later on you develop a front cover leak or you need to change the cam. You would have to spend more time and money repeating the pulley job you didn't need the first time.
07-15-2018, 11:09 PM
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07-16-2018, 01:20 AM
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Wow. " ... only put about 3,000 miles on it in the past seven years." I recently bought a 2007 Base A6 Coupe, and I have put more than 3,000 miles on in just seven weeks. And, even worse ... it's kept outside, and I drive it in the rain.
07-16-2018, 02:44 AM
#7
Melting Slicks
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But I do have four cars. It's hard to drive them all.
Last edited by Jimmy W1; 07-16-2018 at 02:49 AM.
07-17-2018, 07:15 AM
#10
Melting Slicks
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I probably should remind you- as far as driving my car- I do have a 1978 Corvette. And a 2008 Impala SS. My DD is a 2011 Malibu. So, some of them sit occasionally.
But thanks for your opinions. I appreciate them.
But thanks for your opinions. I appreciate them.