Regardless, I'm glad you got it done.
Easy balancer replacement.
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 15
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From: Ft. Myers Fl
Easy balancer replacement.
Good news!
I replaced my balancer without dropping the sub-frame or removing the steering rack. I wanted to share it with anyone who is dreading the job.
I found this video on YouTube, it is brief and lacks some details but it looked like a much easier alternative to the 2 common methods.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq-e462nrEI
So I replaced mine yesterday, took me about 6 hours including 2 trips to the store to pick up some deep sockets I didn’t own.
Here is the process:
Turn wheels to the right and remove the boot and passenger side tie rod.
Remove fan assembly.
I removed the air intake parts to replace my belts.
Remove passenger side rack mounting bolt and loosen driver side bolt.
I laid a 2x4 across the engine bay and used a ratchet strap to hold the rack up just enough to get to the crank bolt. There is enough room to remove it and pull the crank pulley.
I installed the crank seal, new pulley and pinned the crank.
I’m pretty sure with access to a lift instead of jack stands this is doable in 3-4 hours.
I replaced my balancer without dropping the sub-frame or removing the steering rack. I wanted to share it with anyone who is dreading the job.
I found this video on YouTube, it is brief and lacks some details but it looked like a much easier alternative to the 2 common methods.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq-e462nrEI
So I replaced mine yesterday, took me about 6 hours including 2 trips to the store to pick up some deep sockets I didn’t own.
Here is the process:
Turn wheels to the right and remove the boot and passenger side tie rod.
Remove fan assembly.
I removed the air intake parts to replace my belts.
Remove passenger side rack mounting bolt and loosen driver side bolt.
I laid a 2x4 across the engine bay and used a ratchet strap to hold the rack up just enough to get to the crank bolt. There is enough room to remove it and pull the crank pulley.
I installed the crank seal, new pulley and pinned the crank.
I’m pretty sure with access to a lift instead of jack stands this is doable in 3-4 hours.
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Almost any job on any car. When I was a young buck I pulled engines, did clutch jobs, whatever it took all in my dads driveway on my back. Now, after 20 years working in shops, you couldn't pay me enough to do that heavy work on the floor. I did a clutch on a Fiat 500 for a buddy the other day, in a friends shop with a lift, and there's still almost no amount of money that would make it worth doing. I must be getting old.
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Thread Starter
Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 15
Likes: 24
From: Ft. Myers Fl
Balancer replacement.
Power steering lines were not disconnected nor was the column linkage. This is moving the rack, not removing it.
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From: Potomac MD
Good thinking and helpful ideas on how to do that job. For crank bolt did you use a impact or a long pry bar. Was this on a dry sump motor. If not anybody know if this process would work on dry sump motor as the balancer in the front is different.
Last edited by double06; Yesterday at 08:50 AM.
Thread Starter
Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 15
Likes: 24
From: Ft. Myers Fl
Easy balancer replacement
My car is a 2006 base so no dry sump but I believe the process will work on a dry sump car.