Harmonic Balancer...bad news/ good news

Needfstwheelz · 10-07-2008, 10:57 PM

so last night i was driving & it starts raining and im dodging all puddles in sight as im sure most of you do. Suddenly i hit a large puddle, and all of a sudden i start hearing a rubber flapping noise from my engine. I pull over to discover the belt thats on my Harmonic Balancer (on cranckshaft) is off...so i stayed from 9 to almost 12 trying to get it back on with my jack a socket wrench kit and a few other things...didnt work. Went back today with some more tools and i made some progress until i see this one pulley that had seperated from the inner rubber dampner. I push it to the shop 5 blocks down the road and 464 dollars later everything is all good. While there i sparked up a conversation about crankwalk and they were telling me in all 12 years of fixing cars, theyve never heard anything about it somewhat mocking me. So they decide to check some database they had about my cars specific troubles and found nothing on crankwalk even tho there were about 10 pages of other things. So he said shyt why not take a look at it and see if theres any signs of wear or irregular movement...and they let me stand there and watch....nothing crank looked great..since the timing belt was now inspectable...i kno it was changed in 04 (belt is labeled). And he just kept going...He checked out my motor mounts they are still in decent shape. no leaks from tranny or oil...all that good came with it, but this stupid balancer is gonna put me back another 2 or three weeks on my turbo....

blackFLgst · 10-07-2008, 11:02 PM

Damn man, right after you posted in that reliable thread too haha. That sucks. Things happen though, right at the worst times too

Needfstwheelz · 10-07-2008, 11:06 PM

yea i kno...but that hey atleast now that kid knows my car will be str8 if he still plans to buy it...after the 47 trim im trying to get about 6000 for it..i wanted 5500 b4

ibjamin01 · 10-07-2008, 11:07 PM

why dont u just go to the junkyard and get a harmonic balancer in decent shape for like 10-20 bucks and call it a day.

Needfstwheelz · 10-07-2008, 11:10 PM

cuz i already bought it and its brand new...the old one lasted 118000 maybe this one will too

ibjamin01 · 10-08-2008, 06:46 AM

true true, nothing beats new oem in the long run

Needfstwheelz · 10-18-2008, 05:56 PM

OLd Harmonic Balancer.....look at the top part that was eaten away by the frame of my car....you can kinda see the gap where inner rubber seperates, that let it move left and right, rubbing on my frame...

Black_Bullet · 10-19-2008, 12:53 AM

Ha sounds like what happened to me a couple months back.
I kept wondering why my altenator belt kept falling off, no matter how tight I tightened it up. Turned out the crank pulley had seperated, had to get another pulley,(harmonic balancer) luckily Aaron had one laying around.

I drove thru 3 feet grass and 2 feet deep water being stupid and Id say thats probably why mines messed up. They get old, water and heat seperates the rubber.

ibjamin01 · 10-19-2008, 05:59 AM

man that Aaron dude must be a nice guy.....

10-07-2008, 10:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Needfstwheelz Registered User Car: My TRGarage : 34554052	Harmonic Balancer...bad news/ good news so last night i was driving & it starts raining and im dodging all puddles in sight as im sure most of you do. Suddenly i hit a large puddle, and all of a sudden i start hearing a rubber flapping noise from my engine. I pull over to discover the belt thats on my Harmonic Balancer (on cranckshaft) is off...so i stayed from 9 to almost 12 trying to get it back on with my jack a socket wrench kit and a few other things...didnt work. Went back today with some more tools and i made some progress until i see this one pulley that had seperated from the inner rubber dampner. I push it to the shop 5 blocks down the road and 464 dollars later everything is all good. While there i sparked up a conversation about crankwalk and they were telling me in all 12 years of fixing cars, theyve never heard anything about it somewhat mocking me. So they decide to check some database they had about my cars specific troubles and found nothing on crankwalk even tho there were about 10 pages of other things. So he said shyt why not take a look at it and see if theres any signs of wear or irregular movement...and they let me stand there and watch....nothing crank looked great..since the timing belt was now inspectable...i kno it was changed in 04 (belt is labeled). And he just kept going...He checked out my motor mounts they are still in decent shape. no leaks from tranny or oil...all that good came with it, but this stupid balancer is gonna put me back another 2 or three weeks on my turbo....

10-07-2008, 11:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
blackFLgst crankwalk Car: 4 cyl. knight rider, Oh and a 1g My TRGarage Palm Harbor : 117823443	Damn man, right after you posted in that reliable thread too haha. That sucks. Things happen though, right at the worst times too

10-07-2008, 11:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Needfstwheelz Registered User Car: My TRGarage : 34554052	yea i kno...but that hey atleast now that kid knows my car will be str8 if he still plans to buy it...after the 47 trim im trying to get about 6000 for it..i wanted 5500 b4

10-07-2008, 11:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
ibjamin01 Professional Musician Car: 94' talon tsi awd My TRGarage : 22247587	why dont u just go to the junkyard and get a harmonic balancer in decent shape for like 10-20 bucks and call it a day.

10-07-2008, 11:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Needfstwheelz Registered User Car: My TRGarage : 34554052	cuz i already bought it and its brand new...the old one lasted 118000 maybe this one will too

10-08-2008, 06:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
ibjamin01 Professional Musician Car: 94' talon tsi awd My TRGarage : 22247587	true true, nothing beats new oem in the long run

10-18-2008, 05:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Needfstwheelz Registered User Car: My TRGarage : 34554052	OLd Harmonic Balancer.....look at the top part that was eaten away by the frame of my car....you can kinda see the gap where inner rubber seperates, that let it move left and right, rubbing on my frame...

10-19-2008, 12:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
Black_Bullet Dont disturb,Sleeping Car: 92... DSM...AWD ; ) My TRGarage Tampa FL : 36380487	Ha sounds like what happened to me a couple months back. I kept wondering why my altenator belt kept falling off, no matter how tight I tightened it up. Turned out the crank pulley had seperated, had to get another pulley,(harmonic balancer) luckily Aaron had one laying around. I drove thru 3 feet grass and 2 feet deep water being stupid and Id say thats probably why mines messed up. They get old, water and heat seperates the rubber.

10-19-2008, 05:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
ibjamin01 Professional Musician Car: 94' talon tsi awd My TRGarage : 22247587	man that Aaron dude must be a nice guy.....