Harmonic balancer
 

Pulled the balancer today, any thoughts on the condition? Looks alittle rough, and rubber seal is cracked? I see there are rebuild kits available?

Thoughts?
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...f/DSCN0012.jpg

LGAFF
92 ZR1
#234

Re: Harmonic balancer
 

No rebuild kits. Clean it up with some emery cloth of maybe a little fine grit sand paper and then paint it. Although get me a better picture of the cracking in the rubber isolator.

And damn your balancer has a lot of pins in it.

Re: Harmonic balancer
 

Tried to take a few more shots, but hard to take one thats not blurry, there are a total of 14 pins, three are raised in different partsa of the balancer. The rubber appears to be the same weight all the way around, however, it is cracked much like an old tire.

LGAFF
92 ZR1
#234

Re: Harmonic balancer
 

Re: Harmonic balancer
 

Doesn't matter if the pins are raised. The hole depth is the same in each position in the balancer, and the pins are all the same length and weight.

Your camera have a macro function? And don't use the flash, use auxiliary lighting.

Email me the originals.

Re: Harmonic balancer
 

with all those pins, you must a good mix of A & B piston/liners combo's.

Re: Harmonic balancer
 

When in doubt throw it out... works for food, anything rubber and a few other things I can think of. With all that cracking if it isn't separated today it will be.

If you think if how much time and money you will put into this engine don't skimp on a balancer. It will only come back to bite you later.

Hans
:cheers:

Re: Harmonic balancer
 

if you have zoom on your camera, step back and zoom in. its easier to get close ups that arent blurry that way. just trying to help. and i agree, if in doubt swap that shizz. lol. who wants to pull the motor back out to replace a balancer 5,000 miles down ther road? i know i wouldn't.

Chris

Re: Harmonic balancer
 

it's not too bad, for a used factory dampr. do you know how much power your making?

Re: Harmonic balancer
 

I should be in the low 500hp range when the engine is done.

LGAFF
92 ZR1
#234