Help! I can't remove the crankshaft balancer

[andresco50]

I can't remove the crankshaft balancer of my project 75' I want to paint all the engine... I tried with a 3 jaw puller, but is too tight...!!

[andresco50]

Here's a pic

[f.monroe]

I have a Snap On puller that is a universal puller . A 3 jaw puller wont do it . You need a puller that will bolt to the three holes that hold the pulley on . It should have a flat tip so that it doesnt dig into the threads for the harmonic balancer bolt . It will come off . They are just tight sometimes . Frank

[Pushrod226]

Originally Posted by andresco50

I can't remove the crankshaft balancer of my project 75' I want to paint all the engine... I tried with a 3 jaw puller, but is too tight...!!

Go buy a yourself a harmonic balancer puller. This tool makes the job soooo easy. On top of that it wont damage the balancer in any way that a regular pully puller could. While your at it buy a harmonic balancer installation tool too. This tool will get it back on the right way, without damaging thrust bearings. That stuffs important. Maybe you could rent this stuff from the local parts store and save some money... Just gotta ask.
Hey good luck with that thing, I hope it goes back in shinin. Why don't you paint your engine with the balancer installed? Most people do..

[gchemist]

Borrow an installer and puller from the local parts store.

[andresco50]

Originally Posted by Pushrod226

Why don't you paint your engine with the balancer installed? Most people do..

I want to change the gaskets and paint it without the balancer and remove the oil pan too!!

Thanks for the advice

[boxrodz]

I echo what Frank, Pushrod and G said.

You need something like this:



Auto chains stores like Autozone 'loans' them out. As Pushrod said, it beats the 3-jaw pullers that may damage the balancer by pulling them by the rim of the balancer. I definitely can relate to how difficult they can be to remove. The harmonic balancer remover made all the difference.

[andresco50]

Yea I saw one of those thanks guys!! Tomorrow I'll show you the process

[James McClure]

andresco: If you tried with a 3 jaw puller I would seriously consider replacing the ballencer because the 3 jaw breaks the bond of the rubber material between the center piece and the ring. Just a thought, jim

[ton*loc]

hopefully you didnt mess up the threads in the crank whole tring to get it out with that other puller

[knightlife]

I dont suggest you do what I did with my 76... wound up costing me an engine... thats right, take a guess...

yes, I cut it off with a damn cutting torch (like a total effin moron).

DO NOT! do it...

[BLE 'BURBAN]

Once I had to use a propane torch to slowly heat up the back side center of the balancer on an Olds engine I was disassembling to get it off the crank. Had the puller on it and tightened it down as far as possible but it wouldn't budge so I proceeded to heat up the back side of it with the torch and kept reefing on the breaker bar at the same time and finally after about 40 minutes of this it finally broke loose.
Needless to say I pitched that balancer for a new one afterwards. Didn't want to take a chance with it.

[Russell]

Be very careful with three arm pullers on the crank, if you don't have something to rotate against other than the threads in the end, you can seriously gall them up. You'd have to drill and tap the crank for a 454's balancer bolt to fix it. I broke a puller bolt off in my 80's head once, that was the suckiest experience ever when it comes to things that can go bad while working on an engine.

[Billla]

IMHO, those standard puller types are junk. If you can borrow the type at the link below, you'll find a world of difference in how these go on and off...

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

[andresco50]

Awesome