am i an idiot!?

[mikepotts]

i feel like one, i am trying to get the balancer off my 2.3 and am at a loss... ive never seen a balancer puller which would attach to it. it doesnt have bolt holes for a pulley. am i missing something? there is a simple/stupid solution right? HELP!

 

[Mutant Pony]

Your not the idiot, the guy that designed that system is. The pulley is a slip fit, They are SUPPOSED to slide off. The problem is that they get rusted on. You may be able to wiggle/work it off but, I've had to destroy them to get them off before. You may be able to use a jaw type puller, either a small 2 jaw on the center hub or a large three jaw on the pulley part.
In 25+ years of working on these I've never seen a tool made for this.

 

[mikepotts]

thank you, i feel better about myself now. i guess this thing was a duh moment! thanks for the reply.

 

[mikepotts]

SWEEEET! i applied even pressure with 2 pry bars on either side of the balancer and VIOLA! it slid right off. tanks again!

 

[4b316]

I made a slide hammer setup that used a old pulley housing.bolts on using the 4 bolts then welded a nut to the center for a short bolt and big piece of steel with a hole in it.

 

[mikepotts]

im sure the balancer puller i have would have worked... IF my balancer had the bolt on pulley style balancer you are refering to, but mine was the kind M.P. mentioned.

 

[Mutant Pony]

When you put it back on, use a scotch brite pad on the crank and inside the pulley. Then use a little wheel bearing grease on the inside of the pulley. Next time it will slide off the way it is supposed to.

 

[PFC Laird]

I made a slide hammer setup that used a old pulley housing.bolts on using the 4 bolts then welded a nut to the center for a short bolt and big piece of steel with a hole in it.

tis called a harmonic balancer, they can be bought if you don't wanna build your own, but that's cool too i guess