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Old 04-11-2014, 06:45 AM   #32
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Re: Why Won't My 454 Harmonic Balancer Fit?

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Originally Posted by BigBlocksRule View Post
Reckon how they got 'em on back in the 50's and 60's before they started drilling holes in the end of crankshafts? A lot of the early smallblocks had nothing holding them on.
The inline six cylinder for years after that even (into the 80's).

A lot of folks here would crap little bricks if they knew that the standard procedure for harmonic balancer installation on 4.1L inline sixes in the dealership shop is to use a block of wood and a deadblow hammer. I used to watch guys do that frequently back in the early 90's when I worked at the local dealership as a mechanic. No threaded hole in the crank kind of lessens your options to choose from.
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