LT1 balncer bolt, what purpose does it really serve?
07-13-2006, 01:10 AM
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LT1 balncer bolt, what purpose does it really serve? The LT1 engines hub/balancer bolt is a mystery to me. What purpose does it really serve. The hub is pressed on, and pressed very well. Is this bolt just added insurance?
07-13-2006, 01:22 AM
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well the belt and high RPM's does put alot of pressure on it.. .so yea, insurance... i got an idea.. take it out and let us know if anything happens.... lol....
07-13-2006, 09:05 AM
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I have heard where people went to rebuild there engine or change cams, and the bolts have been loose. Its just with the way our hubs are pressed on, its hard to believe one has come off, as no one seems to ever recall one. The balancer has come apart, but never a hub coming off.
07-13-2006, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve40th
I have heard where people went to rebuild there engine or change cams, and the bolts have been loose. Its just with the way our hubs are pressed on, its hard to believe one has come off, as no one seems to ever recall one. The balancer has come apart, but never a hub coming off.
incase I wasn't clear, Mine jumped right off the car, took a few things with it when it came off.
07-13-2006, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by whynot
incase I wasn't clear, Mine jumped right off the car, took a few things with it when it came off.
? I can only imagine a thing of that size unloading within an engine compartment. Trending Topics
07-14-2006, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by harvickgm
well the belt and high RPM's does put alot of pressure on it.. .so yea, insurance... i got an idea.. take it out and let us know if anything happens.... lol....
07-14-2006, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve40th
Did you strip it?, the Bolt? Also, did your HUB come off and go buck wild and hit all kinds of things ? I can only imagine a thing of that size unloading within an engine compartment.
? I can only imagine a thing of that size unloading within an engine compartment.well, I bought a spare engine, threw it in to get me by, but whoevere had it before striped out the crank, so since I was in a hurry to get to the track, I thought it went on hard enough, well I didn't get to run at the track, just a few min to late, and they started compitition without me, so on the way home I got on it and bang thud thump thump drag.
well it took out the fans, dented the **** out of my oil pan, and a few others spots under the car. oh well, lesson learned.
07-14-2006, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by whynot
well, I bought a spare engine, threw it in to get me by, but whoevere had it before striped out the crank, so since I was in a hurry to get to the track, I thought it went on hard enough, well I didn't get to run at the track, just a few min to late, and they started compitition without me, so on the way home I got on it and bang thud thump thump drag.
well it took out the fans, dented the **** out of my oil pan, and a few others spots under the car. oh well, lesson learned.
well it took out the fans, dented the **** out of my oil pan, and a few others spots under the car. oh well, lesson learned.
07-15-2006, 06:29 AM
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I should post up pix of when the hub/balancer comes off...just fixed a guy's car that this happened to, it was nasty. But he took the opportunity to upgrade a few things but I would not recommend this route, use the bolt and make sure it is tight.
07-15-2006, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Shon Herron
I should post up pix of when the hub/balancer comes off...just fixed a guy's car that this happened to, it was nasty. But he took the opportunity to upgrade a few things but I would not recommend this route, use the bolt and make sure it is tight.
07-15-2006, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve40th
Ouch. SO you knew it wasnt in there, and the hub came off? Sounds like the hub wasnt put on right, also, since he snapped the bolt, it probably wasnt all the way on. Not that this makes it right or wrong. Just an observation.
