Harmonic Balancer wont go on

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Old 02-04-2011, 11:46 AM
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I do live in washington and it has been cold that might have happened... how can i go out fixing the key
 
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Old 02-04-2011, 11:48 AM
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Does your crank have a shared key for both the lower timing chain gear and the damper, or are they separate ones?
 
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Old 02-04-2011, 11:51 AM
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their the same
 
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Old 02-04-2011, 11:58 AM
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Ok, then the key wouldn't be walking on you. Speaking of the timing chain gear, it is fully seated on the crank? Where in relation to the outer edge of the damper is the end of the crank when it stops?
 
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Old 02-04-2011, 12:00 PM
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ya the crank gear is all the way on i belive... i used a 3inch plastic pipe and a hammer haha is their a way to install it
 
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Old 02-04-2011, 12:04 PM
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What you did works. The gear is barely a snug fit, the damper is a press fit.
When the damper stops going on, is it inside the seal at that point or no?
 
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Old 02-04-2011, 12:08 PM
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ya the back of the damper goes inside the cover and then it stops... is it possilbe the gear isnt on all the way
 
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Old 02-04-2011, 12:13 PM
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That's what I'm wondering. With the damper off, take a small long screwdriver (or a stiff wire) and push it in against the gear. Make a mark on it where the end of the crank is. Then compare that length to how long the hub on the damper is.
 
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Old 02-04-2011, 12:20 PM
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the hub on the adapter is only like 2-3 inches
 
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Old 02-04-2011, 12:34 PM
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That's fine, but you want to know how the length of the damper hub compares to the amount of crank that's showing beyond the gear.
No guesswork.
 


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