Harmonic balancer ? for engine guys

I am getting ready to install harmonic balancer on 67 283. Is this a beat on deal. Or am I f#@*ed because there is a broken bolt in my crankshaft?

 

Uh...early blocks up to '66 or so did not have a threaded hole in the crank snout. Guess how you put the balancer on? :-D

Wouldn't hurt the put the balancer in ma's oven at 300 or so to warm it up and expand the hole a little. If you smell burning rubber, it's way too hot.

 

Yeah the early stuff didn't have a bolt so's you didn't have much of a choice but to beat it on, BUT!!!!! as anything there's a "right" way and "wrong" way. The suggested method is to put a block of wood on your dampener center and carefully tap it in place with your BFH - using the wood to cushion the blows and prevent you from leaving a bunch of pecker marks in your balancer. You could also get out yer deadblow hammer and whack it with that being careful of course to NOT whack on the outter ring.

Now the next question is why are you leaving the broken bolt in place - why not drill that bad boy out and have your cake and eat it too???

 

Found out there is no bolt in those!!!

 

the pic looks like a non-drilled crank, indeed there is no bolt broken in it.

 

I used a rawhide and it went on fine

 

I usually drill & tap them for a bolt, It gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling knowing that my balancer is on there to stay..... Charlie

 

I have to agree -- at the very least I would use a Loc-***e or similair brand sleeve sealer for some added piece of mind. It will have a little more hold but still come off with a puller.

 

Point taken
thanks guys

 

That's probably not a bad idea! Loc***e makes a product - I think it's called 290 that is made to be applied AFTER the parts are ***embled. The stuff is SUPER thin and wicks into place - You'd have to check and see if it will work with a cylindrical fit as 290 is for threads as I recall maybe both I dunno. You will also want to consider your operating temp and make sure any Loc***e type product is designed for your temperature range. We used to use Loc***e 680 on bearing races - man that **** worked good - you HAD to move FAST or it'd set up as you were installing the race!!!

 

You dont have to put it in the oven to expand it. Place it in Boiling water for 20 minutes

 

I just talked to Scott and asked him if i could piggyback on his thread , ( No! nothin like broke back mountain ). I was over at his place a few weekends ago , and i took some pictures of his truck but never downloaded them to photobucket, so i did now , and here they are.



Scott sometimes questions his fabricating skills, i for one think he's a hell of a fabricator, and a real *****in all-around guy!

 

drill and tap that is what you call insurance. 6500rpm and the ballancer falls off look the f#*k out.

 

if you put it in boiling water, once you slide it on a ways, dont follow your friends word and grap it to tighten it down. It kinda burns.