Harmonic Balancer
Drifting
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From: Somewhere Near Bakersfield California
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Drifting
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From: Somewhere Near Bakersfield California
I did replace it and I have a thread of it. For a long time my alternator was not charging the battery. I would get new alternatos but the oem one was always fine.. the new ones acted the same.. my car wouldn't turn on when trying to go home from work.. i dealt with this for a long time couldn't figure it out.
then I discovered that balancers have an effect on voltage. Dampeners charge lss and vise versa. I knew that my balancer was probably the culprit because it had some wobble therefor this wobble was affecting my charging system. it was not consistent. I assumed this.
I replaced my slightly wobbly balancer to a powerbond and problem solved.
Thats how.
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I discovered that balancers have an effect on voltage.
That's ridiculous, other than being part of the system that turns the alternator they will have no effect on the electrical system.
That's ridiculous, other than being part of the system that turns the alternator they will have no effect on the electrical system.
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Drifting
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Why don't you explain to me how changing my balancer fixed my charging system problems.
look man, I assumed that's what it was because even ati super dampers cause low voltage problems. I assumed a wobbly balancer may affect voltage somehow so I changed it, and tada it worked.
literally go do some research on balancers and voltage
look man, I assumed that's what it was because even ati super dampers cause low voltage problems. I assumed a wobbly balancer may affect voltage somehow so I changed it, and tada it worked.
literally go do some research on balancers and voltage
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I changed mine back in 2015 do to it was chirping and had just purchased an sc kit so I figured might as well get an ATI and have it done with the sc install. 5 years later and no issue with the ATI . Well worth it even though at first it hurt coughing up the $$$ lol
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Well, that's a great explanation of how a wobbling balancer could cause an electrical problem. So basically you don't know how it could be related. And that makes sense because there is no relationship unless the balancer fell off.
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Yes, my HB was replaced with ATI and alternator with Mechman but these issues were not related.
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How many miles have you driven with your ATI damper? Is your car a manual or auto? I watch mine closely at 30000 miles all good so far. Just freaked about the balance procedure that GM used. Think it is more of an issue with the manual than auto.