Replacing front crank seal and fitting speedy sleeve to hamonic balancer

[frd906]

cheers for the price, sounds pretty good

[Day-mow]

none of my guides are broken so im not gonna worry about it. guides came to a total of 48 chain was 14. both non geniune

[frd906]

Hows the progress going mate?

[Day-mow]

Got all my parts yeste. I got front timing case cover. Timing case gasket. Timing chain and rocket cover gasket. That came to a total of $220
A friend is coming over tonight to help me with the timing chain then I'm away. Hopefully I'll get it started tonight

[frd906]

Cool. Post some pics

[Day-mow]

tried to fit tonight. with the sump attached. and failed. so 2morro nite im going to try to fit the timing case after lowering the sump a few mm. after doing this life should be easy and everything should go super......... i hope

[Day-mow]

Finished at 3 am seems to b not leaking still only early days tho. Pretty challenging but I feel proud that I achieved this on my own most of the time. Sure I made a few calls but normal inwould of had dad there the whole way. Kudos to me

[Day-mow]

realise this is super old.

still leaking from the front crank seal i believe. i tapped it in with a hammer moving around.
a friend said i should use a socket or something fitting to make sure its in. any suggestions/ideas as to what i can use.

[frd906]

you didnt pinch the front seal did u when u slipped the balancer over it

[Day-mow]

dont beleive so. when i put the balancer on i didn't have the car in gear. so it was sticking out a bit didn't leak.

realized it was sticking out a bit so i nipped it up and now its leaking. so i've done something.

[frd906]

What do you mean by sticking out?

[Day-mow]

It wasn't fully tightened when I tightened it in gear it moved back a few mm

[AMB]

Did you put sealant in the key way like I said way back? If you don't, it leaks oil through the keyway.

[Day-mow]

ahh possibly not.
fail @ doing work on your car @ 3am

[Day-mow]

so how do you put the seal in? do i need to use special tools? the guy @ sprint auto said u just push it in with your hands. its an all rubber design.

[frd906]

Just pull it out and have a good look at it first before you do anything

[Day-mow]

Put a new seal in seems ok.
When taking the balancer off tho it looks like it's pulled the outer half off slightly on an angle. The inside spins fine but the outsides a bit wobbly is this mega bad?

[frd906]

You got any pics of it,

[Day-mow]

can take a movie.

[frd906]

so you saying the harmonic balancer is wobbling really bad when the engine is going

[Day-mow]

Yeah kinda it prob moves 10mm or so

[AMB]

Originally Posted by Day-mow

Yeah kinda it prob moves 10mm or so

Sounds like you f'd it. This is the new one is it? And you pulled it off using the outside pulley part?

[Day-mow]

Yep so I need to get a new one? What happens if I drive it could I use a mallet of sorts to wack it level?

[Day-mow]

watch the edge's of the balancer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf7JszLdf78

[frd906]

my new one does the same thing, i think its due to my idle tensioner

[Day-mow]

Really? So it'll b ok you rekn? It's only the belt part that's a bit pulled of. That part that is bolted on is still fine.

[frd906]

Was it doing it the first time you put it on ?

ps, ill try and get a video today

[Day-mow]

I Deff pulled oneside off a bit well moved it

[AMB]

Originally Posted by Day-mow

Yeah kinda it prob moves 10mm or so

The video is a bit dark and the camera moves, I can see some wobble but can't judge how much. 10 mm is too much wobble, an old balancer wobbling that much needs to be replaced. If its only a slight wobble then it ok, new ones sometimes wobble a little bit. You probably distorted the rubber from pulling on the outside of the pulley. Have a read of this, the last paragraph is the important bit.
http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5009034...ncer-work.html

[Day-mow]

I think I'll mark a side then record it. Ive driven it a bit and it feels normal