Thanks for the help guys, but it turned out that it really _was_ me just
being stupid. I was using the wrong torque value, not the 80 ft/lbs that
the balancer needs. It lines up fine now, and spins without a wobble.

The end of the crank does not sit flush with the face of the balancer, it
is something like 3/32" back.

Thanks again.


On Tue, 20 Apr 2004, Lee Ayrton wrote:

>
> OK, help me out, please. I'm feeling stupid here, it must be the sudden
> change in the weather.
>
> The harmonic balancer in my `79 CJ-5 258 had a bit of wobble in the outer
> ring -- probably as a result of that engine, without Jeep, sitting in a
> field for a decade with the front of the engine held up with a block under
> the balancer. It now has new bearings, new seals, etc. anyway so that's
> not an issue.
>
> Today's a nice day to get greasy, so I propped the radiator up enough to
> get a socket on the puller on the balancer through the grill and popped it
> off. So far, so good.
>
> I worked the new, out of the box, balancer on in stages with successively
> shorter bolts. The real bolt and spacer seem to be seated, but the pulley
> bolted to the balancer isn't lining up with the water pump and alternator,
> it is about 1/8" too far forward. Is there a wrong but nearly fits
> balancer for this engine, or does it simply need to go back further? I'm
> reluctant to force the damned thing (visions of the crank threads turning
> into a pile of fine shavings dance in my head) unless I really need to.
>
> Should the face of the crank be flush with the face of the balancer? Mine
> seems to be sitting back at that small step inside the balancer, but --
> stupidly -- I didn't look at the original before pulling it apart to see
> the relationship.
>
> Such fun I have sometimes...
>
>
>

 

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Thanks for the follow up. :-)
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Thanks for the follow up. :-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

 

Lee Ayrton did pass the time by typing:
> Thanks for the help guys, but it turned out that it really _was_ me just
> being stupid. I was using the wrong torque value, not the 80 ft/lbs that
> the balancer needs. It lines up fine now, and spins without a wobble.
>
> The end of the crank does not sit flush with the face of the balancer, it
> is something like 3/32" back.

Glad to hear that.

--
DougW

 

Lee Ayrton did pass the time by typing:
> Thanks for the help guys, but it turned out that it really _was_ me just
> being stupid. I was using the wrong torque value, not the 80 ft/lbs that
> the balancer needs. It lines up fine now, and spins without a wobble.
>
> The end of the crank does not sit flush with the face of the balancer, it
> is something like 3/32" back.

Glad to hear that.

--
DougW

 

Lee Ayrton did pass the time by typing:
> Thanks for the help guys, but it turned out that it really _was_ me just
> being stupid. I was using the wrong torque value, not the 80 ft/lbs that
> the balancer needs. It lines up fine now, and spins without a wobble.
>
> The end of the crank does not sit flush with the face of the balancer, it
> is something like 3/32" back.

Glad to hear that.

--
DougW

 

Lee Ayrton did pass the time by typing:
> Thanks for the help guys, but it turned out that it really _was_ me just
> being stupid. I was using the wrong torque value, not the 80 ft/lbs that
> the balancer needs. It lines up fine now, and spins without a wobble.
>
> The end of the crank does not sit flush with the face of the balancer, it
> is something like 3/32" back.

Glad to hear that.

--
DougW