Trouble removing harmonic balancer
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
Trouble removing harmonic balancer I've tried everything I can think of to get my harmonic balancer pulley off, without a puller. I've searched everywhere and I don't know how I would use a puller without pulling the whole hub off, maybe I'm misunderstanding something?
It's not a balancer. It has no heavy side. It's a damper. If you are wanting to separate it from the crank hub you need to get a hammer and tap around it. Rust/corrosion build up and it practically welds itself on. Once you feel some play start rocking it back and forth and eventually it'll come off. Just watch your head if you're under it. There's no warning once it comes off.
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
It's not a balancer. It has no heavy side. It's a damper. If you are wanting to separate it from the crank hub you need to get a hammer and tap around it. Rust/corrosion build up and it practically welds itself on. Once you feel some play start rocking it back and forth and eventually it'll come off. Just watch your head if you're under it. There's no warning once it comes off.
Any tips on getting around the sway bar? Its in like the worst spot possible it seems, everyone has said just use a piece of wood/mallet/hammer and but it isn't that easy for me somehow I can't really get anything in there.
TECH Veteran
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,146
Likes: 62
From: Little Rock, AR
Socket extension, and just tap around the damper. Don't swing. All you're trying to do is knock it loose so you can rock it back/forth off the crank hub.
TECH Resident
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 926
Likes: 18
From: Central Texas
What are you trying to do? These are 2 piece units, the outer piece is held on by three bolts and comes off easily, the hub requires a 3 jaw puller you can rent from O;Riley's or Auto zone. There are several YouTube videos on how to remove these..
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
