HenryKrinkle
NAXJA Forum User
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- WI
Well, I fired up the '88 today after replacing the manifold and a bunch of other stuff. It ran fine for a while, then started making this horrible screeching sound that I thought came from low near the firewall. Then the outer half of the harmonic balancer fell off with the belt.
Did I overtighten the belt? Is this something that happens often? It seems to me like a part like this shouldn't ever really fail. Can I get this one repaired or just replace it? Could this have damaged the engine in any way? There was nothing visibly wrong with the belt system afterward even though the metal fan made contact with it after it fell off.
My manual says to use a special puller to avoid damaging the balancer. At this point I would consider it damaged, so can I just use a normal puller tool? The installation seemed pretty straight-forward: remove the bolt while holding the crankshaft in place, pull it off, tap on a new one, replace bolt.
Anyone have any help for me here? Is this as simple of a fix as I hope? Could I have damaged the motor in any way? Any guesses what caused it to fail?
Thanks a bunch.....
Did I overtighten the belt? Is this something that happens often? It seems to me like a part like this shouldn't ever really fail. Can I get this one repaired or just replace it? Could this have damaged the engine in any way? There was nothing visibly wrong with the belt system afterward even though the metal fan made contact with it after it fell off.
My manual says to use a special puller to avoid damaging the balancer. At this point I would consider it damaged, so can I just use a normal puller tool? The installation seemed pretty straight-forward: remove the bolt while holding the crankshaft in place, pull it off, tap on a new one, replace bolt.
Anyone have any help for me here? Is this as simple of a fix as I hope? Could I have damaged the motor in any way? Any guesses what caused it to fail?
Thanks a bunch.....