Greetings - The harmonic balancer on my daily-driver '92 F-150 went south last week, and got me to thinking. If a 25 year old balancer can fail, how about the 49 year old one on my '67 R/T? I have the top and front of the motor off right now for a bit of detailing, and it's the golden opportunity to replace it. My question: I can buy one off RockAuto.com for a few bucks, and Summit has a stock replacement for about the same money ($100 or so). Are these adequate for a dead-stock replacement, or is there smart money to be spent here on one of the more expensive performance-style balancers? I want to get an adequate part, but don't want to over-spend on something that I'll never need on a stock engine. It will never be modified beyond OEM components. Any insight is appreciated.
Cheers!
JD
I'd put a stock one on, I did, no problems.
Leave it alone if it looks good on close inspection.
Are you doing front main oil seal? If so check where seal rides on balancer for a wear groove, of so put a speedy sleeve on there.
67r/t4speeder Wrote:Leave it alone if it looks good on close inspection.
Are you doing front main oil seal? If so check where seal rides on balancer for a wear groove, of so put a speedy sleeve on there.
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You might end up with a foreign piece of junk that is worse than the old one.
Speaking from experience, I can tell you do not use the Summit one.
So, I'm hearing to just index my original to confirm it hasn't slipped, and if it's still okay, reinstall. Let's say I find that it's slipped a little bit, or I'm not happy with it's condition on close inspection. What is my best replacement option?
I'd look for a stock replacement if yours is no good.
Dayco's are made in Australia, so there is a good chance it's a decent product.
ATP appear to be made in Illinois, and they have a lifetime guarantee.
There's also the possibility of getting yours rebuilt. Here's a couple a quick search came up with:
http://damperdoctor.com/
http://hbrepair.com/
Very good information; Thanks!
JD