harmonic balancer removal

[gene55]

hi, i'm Eugene. i'm new to this forum. i have a 1995 ford ranger 2.3L. my timing belt broke, i've taken everything off except the harmonic balancer. i don't see any holes to bolt the puller to, don't want to use a gear puller for fear of tearing the rubber to pieces. is there some trick to getting this thing off? i know i must sound like a complete idiot, but at this point thats the least of my worries. i could really use some help, and don't worry about hurting my feelings by having a ( what you consider simple ) trick for removing this thing.

 

[rtg143]

http://www.autozone.com/repairinfo/repairguide/repairGuideContent.jsp?pageId=0996b43f802c546b

 

[gene55]

Thanks for the link, but there wasn't any information available for my vehicle.

 

[kunar]

What does that balancer look like? The one on my turbocoupe (2.3) has some holes in the center, but they're sideways and not threaded. I made some j-hooks (or buy premade ones) hook them through the holes and use a steering wheel puller

 

[gene55]

This is what it looks like.

 

[gene55]

More pics, might be a little better.

 

[RangerSVT]

You might need to use a bearing puller on that style, just make sure you grab the center portion of the balancer...

SVT

 

[broncobuckinaround]

You need to put the crank bolt in and thread it two turns. Then get use a pulley puller. Place on the crank bolt. The hole that the bolt goes in. Is only big enough for that bolt. I snapped my balancer trying take it off. So use the crank bolt to push and pull off of.

 

[gene55]

Thanks for all the info guys. Got it put back together but it must have bent a valve when it broke, so looks like it's time for a new engine.

 

[kunar]

its a non-interference engine. what makes you think you bent a valve?

 

[RangerSVT]

X2, even if you bent a valve, just pop the head off and fix the valve...

SVT

 

[gene55]

I checked the timing marks, they're where they're supposed to be. The motor spins too easily. The last time I heard one spin that fast and easy, it had bent valves.

 

[gene55]

The motor has 150,000 miles on it, just fixing the head would be asking for trouble down the road. I've always heard " you don't fix the top without fixing the bottom."

 

[gene55]

Feeling like such an idiot right now. Didn't know there was two marks on the cam and oil pump sprockets. Used the right marks and it cranked right up.

 

[kunar]

glad it was something so simple. dont feel to bad, we all make mistakes, we all have to learn somewhere...