cgroh89

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After sitting on my ATI Blem damper for all of last year I finally got around to putting it on this past week. Everything was going fine until I went to put the new damper on and it slid right onto the snout with no issue what so ever. I am going to call ATI on Monday as it should be a press fit. Wondering if anyone has a crank or hub in box to compare my measurements to.

I am using part number 917266

Stock Balancer measured 1.4780
Snout on the Hub 1.4825
ATI 1.4830

Looking at some other specs on the ATI site (this was on summits site unpon further review and it is incorrect!)Found out after I brought this spec up regarding 918993 on the phone with Rick it looks like the pin kit is 1.4375 so it looks my micrometer may be a bit off. But the fact remains the same that the ATI damper will not press fit onto my crank.


Thoughts?

NIKDSC5

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Might be why it was a blemish!? Anyway that is no bueno. Obviously do not install that or dare to run it! No worries though, even though it is a blemish ATI will swap it out no questions asked. Just sucks your car will be down.

cgroh89

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It already been done a week because the radiator cracked as I was taking the hoses off.

Hopefully they will help me out, since I bought the damper along time ago. Actually think it was the second thing I bought for the car as a just in case item.

odthetruth

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Reading this further makes me want to sell my ATI damper that I picked up, probably around the same time you did.

cgroh89

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Can you go measure it to see what you come up with on the ID?

TeamSorad

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how long ago did you buy this, I have one sitting in my garage that I have been waiting to get installed.


Hope I don't have any problems when I install it down the road. Is there any way to look at it and see

cgroh89

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I would just measure it and ill update with my results of contacting ATI on Monday. Theres no visual que. Bought mine back in June of 13

https://ls1tech.com/forums/cadillac-...0-shipped.html

odthetruth

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Bought mine same month.

[edit] no micrometer here.

cgroh89

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Looking at the Powerforce Damper for a 100 dollar bill that I can get overnighted if need be. Really need the car up and running for V-Day, obvious reasons lol

VeryWhiteDevil

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i have one uninstalled that I might be able to get a measurement on

54inches

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I will give everyone $1 for their blems........

philistine

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I installed my ATI Blem a week ago and pinned the crank - no issues. Here is a contact for ATI:

Ricky Hults
Sales Associate
ATI Performance Products, Inc
6747 Whitestone Road
Baltimore, MD 21207
T: (410) 298-4343
F: (410) 298-3579
E: rhults@atiracing.com

jmargo

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Just measured mine at 1.479.

MichaelSuch

I bought mine during that time. It was a press-fit using the ARP balancer bolt. Have ran it for 8k miles now and many high revs, no issues here.

69stangscj

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Why do people pin the crank? I assume it's a cross pin? I would think the new balancer would press right on like the stock balancer?

NIKDSC5

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For future plans on running a procharger or any belt driven supercharger. Press fit is good, but with enough force that balancer can spin on there, and with out it pinned you can ruin a crank that way. Also cross pinned? not really. It is just a drill bit drilled half way into the balancer and half way into the crank with a round stock type key way installed behind the balancer bolt.

69stangscj

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Gotcha, and that makes sense, thank you.

cgroh89

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Spoke with Rick Hults at ATI and he is sending me a new hub to use. I did overnight one from Amazon just to get the car back on the road though Rick was awesome to deal with and even checked the size of the hub he is sending me against what measurments I had to ensure the next one was good.

A+ for customer service on ATI's part, even 6 months after purchase they did good which I wasnt planning on with the way companies are now-a-days. (thus my hasty purchase of a second hub)

cgroh89

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Damper on car running no over heating and no vibrations. Woo.

garrettg

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What is the easiest way to remove an ATI damper? Is their install/removal kit required to remove it or can I rent something from autozone/advanced auto that will remove the ATI damper?