Harmonic Balancer
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Harmonic Balancer Hi, posting in newbie tech section cause I researched all last night about the Harmonic Balancer wobble issues and some say it’s normal and ignore it and others say it can do damage. I have a LS2 and ordered ATI balancer and ARP bolt and awaiting them to arrive. I simply wanted to post a YouTube video of my HB, the wobble seems obvious, but how bad is it? I absolutely plan on getting the HB replaced when I have more free time next month but is it okay to drive around for the interim as long as I don't do high revs, or should I park it until I can replace the HB?
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Nobody is going to tell you to risk it for the biscuit. The correct answer is to get it fixed and not have it wobble,
That being said I spun mine on my C5 and galled up the crank snout, when I put in the new one I pinned the crank, and it wobbled a bit albeit not as much as yours. Haven't had any problems but probably only had about 1,000 miles since then.
Obviously replace it and check the run out, if the new one is still messed up then your snout of the crank is probably messed up too. Not what you want to hear but that is doing it correctly.
If I was in your position I would pin the new balancer and use the ARP bolt and if it is still messed up I'd just run it as is. It will wear everything out quicker
That being said I spun mine on my C5 and galled up the crank snout, when I put in the new one I pinned the crank, and it wobbled a bit albeit not as much as yours. Haven't had any problems but probably only had about 1,000 miles since then.
Obviously replace it and check the run out, if the new one is still messed up then your snout of the crank is probably messed up too. Not what you want to hear but that is doing it correctly.
If I was in your position I would pin the new balancer and use the ARP bolt and if it is still messed up I'd just run it as is. It will wear everything out quicker
