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Had my Harmonic Balancer replace now it shuts off after 10 mins of it being on

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The garage may have did something to the crank position sensor that is located behind the harmonic balance. there is a ring gear there to for the timing

Testimonial: "Thank you, my Ex-husband mentioned that too. He said he will go with me tomorrow to check it out. As for how I knew mine was going out, the loud noise coming from below and then the crack across the wheel. It is possible that he didn't put it in."

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The mechanic who installed harmonic balance more likely hammered in back on.when you reinstall harmonic balancer back in place you can use the harmonic balancer bolt to pull in back in place make sure pulley keyway line up right a little bit engine oil inside balancer and a little oil on harmonic balancer bolt as you tighten harmonic balancer bolt it will draw pulley back on crankshaft when you get to torque requirements the crankshaft bolts will become tight and the pulley cant go any further if you hammer on pulley you can go in too much damage crankshaft pulley and crankshaft sensor.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 16, 2009

SOURCE: harmonic balancer needs to be

HOW CAN YOU DETERMINE IF THE HARMONIC BALANCER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 07, 2009

SOURCE: Harmonic Balancer needs replaced. How long can I wait until I have to get this done?

its bad the harmonic balancer , balances the crankshaft in relation its a dapener as well as it rotates the timing ..change it soon...

Jonah Oneal

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  • Posted on Apr 23, 2011

SOURCE: how do i remove harmonic

YOU NEED A HARMONIC BALANCER PULLER TOOL AND A 15M SIX POINT SOCKET TO REMOVE HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT.TURN OFF RADIO AND REMOVE THE DRIVE BELT AND REMOVE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE. REMOVE THE STARTER SO YOU CAN PUT A LARGE SCREW DRIVER OR LARGE PUNCH TO STICK IN ONE OF THE FLY WHEEL HOLES TO KEEP ENGINE FROM TURNING WHEN YOU LOOSEN THE HARMONIC BALANCE BOLT. ALSO SCREW DRIVER AND PUNCH CAN KEEP ENGINE FROM TURNING WHEN REMOVER THE HARMONIC BALANCER. YOU WILL NEED A HELPER TO HOLD PUNCH OR SCREW DRIVER WHILE YOU LOOSEN THE BOLT. YOU CAN GO TO SEARS OR ANY AUTO PARTS STORE AND BUY HARMONIC BALANCER PULLER.TORQUE HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT TO 76 FT LBS.

Pierre Laplante

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  • Posted on Feb 14, 2009

SOURCE: Harmonic balancer on a grand am

you have to remove the center bolt of harmony its depend what engine you have most likely you need a little puller if the belt loose check the belt tensionner to see if its not broken pierre

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  • Posted on Oct 18, 2009

SOURCE: harmonic balancer bad car runs real bad

The harmonic balancer controls the triggering of the combined crankshaft/camshaft sensor. This controls ignition plus fuel injection. Replace the balancer and adjust the sensor or replace it if damaged.

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