Harmonic Balancer Distance From Crank Snout....
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Car: '86 Camaro
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Harmonic Balancer Distance From Crank Snout....
Don't flame for this, cuz I did a search three times..... and I KNOW for sure that Vader mentioned it already, because I read his thread a few days ago. But for some reason, I can't find it!!! 
Anyway, simple question. Just picked up a Harmonic Balancer (the Summit OEM replacement), and with a right tool, had just pressed back on in minutes....
I know that our cranks have a flange/shoulder on them to mate up the Balancer.... and although I pressed the Balancer in as far as she'll go, I'm still getting an 'echo' when I lightly tap the balancer with a hammer (should be a 'thud').
I put the tool back on, and tried pressing some more....but it won't go anymore, and I don't want to strip the crank snout thread.
From the snout, to the outside of the balancer, I'm reading just under an inch of distance.... does this sound right? I ask this cuz not only am I getting an 'echo', but when I removed the stock balancer, for some reason the hub seemed much more closer to the timing chain cover than Summit's can get (unless Summit's is made thinner)???
Thanks!!

Anyway, simple question. Just picked up a Harmonic Balancer (the Summit OEM replacement), and with a right tool, had just pressed back on in minutes....
I know that our cranks have a flange/shoulder on them to mate up the Balancer.... and although I pressed the Balancer in as far as she'll go, I'm still getting an 'echo' when I lightly tap the balancer with a hammer (should be a 'thud').
I put the tool back on, and tried pressing some more....but it won't go anymore, and I don't want to strip the crank snout thread.
From the snout, to the outside of the balancer, I'm reading just under an inch of distance.... does this sound right? I ask this cuz not only am I getting an 'echo', but when I removed the stock balancer, for some reason the hub seemed much more closer to the timing chain cover than Summit's can get (unless Summit's is made thinner)???
Thanks!!
Last edited by 406-IROC; Oct 30, 2003 at 05:09 PM.
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