harmonic balancer help?

[95marcos]

well the harmonic cause a lot vibration when u step on the gas i was trying to set my timing but it seems like its not the right timing car runs poor any advice?

 

[Paul]

Your balancer is probably spun. Time for a replacement.

 

[topless95]

you can always set the number one piston to top dead center on the compression stroke and see if the balancer marks line up

 

[95marcos]

when taking off the bolt from the crank is there anything i should be careful about?

 

[Win]

I'll find some pics and post of when my balancer went out.

 

[95marcos]

thanks that would be really helpful..

 

[Paul]

Check the threads at the bottom of this thread in "related topics" and you'll get what you need.

 

[CC'S95GT]

yea, the HB prob spun. i noticed mine was after i R&R'd the dizzy. car ran good but the timing was way off, then i noticed the wobble in the HB. so it got swapped too. that bolt on the HB is f'n tight. hopefully you have a 1/2" impact. i didn't so i used a huge pair of channel locks to hold the old HB and a 3' breaker bar on the bolt. DON'T PUT ANYTHING ON THE PULLEYS, that'll screw them up.

 

[GearGambler]

if you need a new one, shoot a PM to artie (arts performance parts) he's a vendor here. got mine from him for a good price. professional products i believe. great replacement SFI balancer.

 

[Dr Fildo]

The thing that got me when I replaced mine is that there is a washer on there, between the nut and the block - When I removed the nut, the washer stayed in place, and I put the puller on it (a novice mistake, but whaddaya gonna do?) - after 2 days of cursing and breaking one of the bolts on the puller I borrowed from AutoZone, I stuck my finger in there and pulled out the washer. I was finished with the job in 20 minutes after that. And the nut was on there TIGHT - if you have access to an impact wrench...well it saved me a lot of effort.

 

[95marcos]

yea the harmonic balancer was bad i changed it today and the vibration went away completely i tried to set the timing right but there is just something not right it runs really sluggish driveing me crazy i think should have just left it stock it ran soo much better

 

[CC'S95GT]

did you put the spout back in? not trying to be smart, just making sure. was that the only thing you changed?

 

[hollywoodstang]

Spend the money and get some ford racing SFI balancer or Pioneer balancer. It is worth it and you sleep better at night.

 

[95marcos]

yea i put the spout back in its weird cuz when i got the car it was bone stock and ran a hell of alot better the only time i noticed the change was when i changed the fuel pump to 155lph but only lasted a little bit im just thinking about taking it to a shop

 

[Paul]

When the balancer died on my '95 GT daily driver - I got a stock replacement from Ford for $69. Works like a champ.

If you don't have the tools or know-how to do it, this is a great job for a shop. They'll usually only charge you an hour labor, and they can zip it on/off in no time.

Paul.

 

[95marcos]

i got a harmonic balancer from advance a pioneer... i already installed it and it took away the vibration away its just that i cant figure out way it runs so poorly its like if the timing was still off