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10-04-2005 01:14 PM #24
Well, I'm the guy who stirred up this hornet's nest, I guess, by asking what I thought would be a simple question. Holy crap, I never dreamed it was such a sensitive topic!
As a somewhat senior citizen type gearhead myself, I have installed a few balancers in my time, but this is the first one I have encountered without a balancer bolt and I though maybe there was a definitive method for doing it. Hmmm...apparently not.
So I guess I can either 1) drill and tap the crankshaft, 2) heat the balancer and/or chill the crankshaft, or 3) pound the sucker on cold. I'm not sure which method I will use (they would all probably work), but I'm gonna do something this weekend even if I do it wrong. Probably won't post the results, though, cuz I don't want to start another flame war.
For everybody who tried to help, thanks for taking the time. For everybody who got their knickers in a knot, it's not worth getting overheated about -- just let it go.
It's time to end this thread. Thanks to all who participated.I'd rather be in my garage. . .
We managed to get a couple of other small things taken care of. One was blacking out the front of the core support. When the sun hit the front of the car just right that green paint on the core...
1968 Plymouth Valiant 1st Gen HEMI