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Old 01-19-2008, 02:59 AM   #30
betonj97
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Re: oh no a knock!!!!

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Originally Posted by CCCC View Post
Just a thought, but, do you NEED a new balancer? If it is not badly damaged, some cleaning up and a bit of peening may make it safe to just insert a new key, and tighten it down correctly using the right Loctite It would be easy enough to check frequently to be certain that it is holding - which it might do for 100k miles. If it begins to loosen, then get a new balancer and key.
I thought about it but thats what got me here to begin with...trust me I am all about saving the penny. Its ordered and scheduled to be here tomorrow so I will just take care of it then. Thanks for the input.
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