Joe Kizzire

As far as I know Kent-Morre is the only company that offers one and man it is a pricy piece.

A friend of mine is a machinest and he made me one and it is a nice piece and works perfectly. I told him I would check around and see if anyone else would like one. I'll get him to put a price on it as soon as I can and let everyone know. For now I just wanted to see if anyone was interested.

The tool is made out of good material and if used properly will last a lifetime. It will work with the engine in the car or with it out. It also works on Vettes and trucks.

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Trevor @ Texas Speed & Perf.

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I'd be interested for the right price. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

The Derek H

So would I. I've never actually used the Kent Moore tool and I can testify that doing the install/removal without it is a pain in the @$$ on an LS1.

98blackSS

Count me in if the price is right.

Joe Kizzire

OK guys I'll have you a price when I return friday. Thanks for the response.

This tool was made out of necessity because...
1. The bolt is not long enough and....

2. I don't like to take a hammer and beat on a $500 ATI balancer and....

3. You will eventually mess the threads up in the end of the crank when using the bolt to pull the balancer on.

-Joseph-

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I use the GM tool all the time, but I have to borrow it from work when I need it. I'd be interested as well for a reasonable price.
Snap-on does have a very nice pulley puller for the factory balancer. It works much better than the GM tool, but only on stock pulleys...

F360

I am interested
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TimZ28

The Kent-Moore tool is also applicable to installing the front seal and the lower timing gear.

Tim

Terry Burger

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Like a little mexican that you keep in a box and take out when you need someone to put the hub on????

TimZ28

Exactly!!! I'm glad someone has a clue around here.

Jason99T/A

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I purchased all the Kent-Moore tools needed for the cam swap and they are worth every penny I paid. They can be a little pricey, but there is nothing like having the right tools for the job. If you plan on doing quite a few cam swaps, just budget them into the price of the cam, springs, etc.

If I hadn't already bought the Kent-Moore harmonic balancer installer, I'd buy Joe's piece without a doubt.

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wizkid

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I picked up a piece of all thread and used it with the Kent Moore tool that I borrowed from a friend.

I cut my all thread to length to make sure I got way in the threads and not just on the tip so I wouldn't strip them out.

I am working on me an installer tool for me up in my shop at work right now.

Joe, your doing a great thing. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> Some parts are outrageous in price.

Eric

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jmX

You can buy longer bolts that fit the crank for $1 at a bolt shop. I can buy tons of em and mail them out if needed. Worked fine for me. Why do we need a special tool?