balancer install (harmonic install).. need some tips..
#21
Nevermind, then.
Could you put a spark tester light on each plug to see if all of then are firing, or does the coil-over-plug design prevent you from doing that? (I haven't worked as a shop mechanic since about '99, so I haven't repaired an '05 before now.)
Either way, you can still check the plugs themselves, and/or do individual compression checks, to see if one of them hasn't been firing correctly...
#22
When I put mine on last week I tapped the balancer on the shaft with a wooden handle, and I could easily have tapped the headlight or side mirrors with the same amount of -light- force and caused them no damage at all. What you're talking about here is a heavy steel turning going on a heavy steel shaft, with a drop of RTV lubricating the middle. You -aren't- going to hurt them, unless you're an idiot and you beat on them - as I've already said.
If I had taken the radiator out I -could- have just pushed with both hands and achieved the same effect, but you can't do that from underneath. The point of what I wrote is that you can take the original bolt and use it to push the balancer all the way on the shaft, so long as you're capable of lining up a keyway.
If you're not, take it to a man with a shop...
#23
It's not the balancer or the crank that you will damage, it's the thrust bearing. You also said you were not a fan of using the proper tool for the job, which is exactly the wrong attitude to have.
Last edited by VTX1800N1; 07-25-2014 at 01:40 PM.
#24
Using what you have near carefully is the American Way. Most have studs and nuts and washers and stuff like that along with dead blow/soft mallets, pry bars pullers and installers and stuff like that near by.
#25
The proper tool is $90. I bet you could even rent one for free if you look around at the auto parts stores, but go ahead and hammer it on there. These engines already have a problem with the thrust bearings falling out.
Last edited by VTX1800N1; 07-25-2014 at 09:41 PM.
#26
You can keep repeating nonsense if you want. It seems to entertain you. I'm done with this and won't be back to reply again.