So all day i have been trying to get this damn harmonic balancer off and NOTHING still!!! What am i doing wrong somebody please help. I removed everything from around the damper but i still cant get it i need help before tomorrow night

 

have a harmonic balancer puller?

 

Yeah when,i put it on the whole damper and crank turns am i doing something wrong?

 

yeah, the damper should only be turning IIRC

 

http://images.moparmusclemagazine.co...c_balancer.jpg
I know thats not a chevy block, first picture I found.

So you're turning the huge center bolt with the wrench, and rather than the damper pulling out, its spinning the damper and the crank together? Thats actually kind of normal.

What you're going to want to do is keep that crank still, one way to do it is take a huge wrench or the handle of a socket wrench, stick it through one of the holes in your flex plate, then as you turn the crank, it'll hit the bottom edge of your block and keep your crank from turning any more. Now that your crank is locked in place, you can crank down on that remover tool. Yes it will take a lot of muscle. And make sure that the three smaller bolts holding the tool to the balancer are long enough to go all the way through so you dont strip any threads, you might even want to put a nut on them from behind the balancer to reinforce it.

Mine was so stuck I almost tipped the engine stand over, but it did come off without any damage. I think I had to use a huge breaker bar, or maybe it was a wrench with a mallet.

 

 

just did one a few months ago,take cover off of fly wheel,and lock a big pair of channel locks on flywheel becareful not to mangle the teeth on it then youll beable to pull it.

 

didnt see above post...sorry,lol i shortended it up

 

ok thanks for the help ill try this saturday since maryland just got a random snow storm when it was just 60 and close to 70 degree weather.

one more question my damper bolt i think broke off inside the thread hole.

HOW THE F DO I FIX THAT?! this is so frustrating

 

should be good with other 2 just make sure there tight and center bolt is on really tight

 

the three bolts on the damper are fine. the middle one is broken. the one with that big *** washer on it

 

ohh dammm,get it drilled out and re taped,or buy a new crank how much is broken off inside?

 

yea the snow was fun not but if u have a neumatic impact try that to get the balancer off it will have less of a chance to turn over the hole crank assembly

 

holding fly wheel works to

 

i dont think its much broken off inside but its right at the tip of the hole so nothing wants to go in. holding the flywheel sounds easier

 

try to drill center then thread a screw in and try to either tighten it all the way in or screw it out,also heard of tack welding a bolt to the piece and letting it cool then take it out

 

tack welding sounds like something i would do if i wasnt 17 and working on the car in a driveway. ill try the screw thing or the drill and taping thing