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just was watching you tube and hit on a video "mopar a body 360 magnum (prep),dated may 5,2019 by the gas tap. he was prepping his 360 fi from his truck to put it in his valiant and was changing to a carb and la front timing cover. his balancer wasn't the best he said but he was going to get a better one later. when it came time to install balancer, he said you could rent an installer but what he did made me quiver. the got out his propane torch,heated the snout of the balancer to approx 200 deg and tried to shove it on by hand. he even had a hand held temp guage to check balancer temp. it would'n't go on until he loosened the water pump as it hit the bottom of the pump. next scene it was on crank. i guess what ever works but he scared me. if you get a chance take a look. makes me want to say oh my, i never saw that before. any body else do that?
 
Is it just me. But I have always used a long bolt and a nut and a couple of washers with lube between the two washers. Screw the bolt into the crank with the nut and washers on and tighten the nut, same as a PS pump pulley.

I have always not tightened the cover bolts till the damper was on.

Am I doing something wrong????
 
rbkt65 said:
just was watching you tube and hit on a video "mopar a body 360 magnum (prep),dated may 5,2019 by the gas tap. he was prepping his 360 fi from his truck to put it in his valiant and was changing to a carb and la front timing cover. his balancer wasn't the best he said but he was going to get a better one later. when it came time to install balancer, he said you could rent an installer but what he did made me quiver. the got out his propane torch,heated the snout of the balancer to approx 200 deg and tried to shove it on by hand. he even had a hand held temp guage to check balancer temp. it would'n't go on until he loosened the water pump as it hit the bottom of the pump. next scene it was on crank. i guess what ever works but he scared me. if you get a chance take a look. makes me want to say oh my, i never saw that before. any body else do that?
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Actually the instructions that came with my new balancer said to heat it to 200 degrees before installation.
I have seen lots of guys heat the hub with a propane torch and have the same effect.

Some of the Professional Products damper instructions say to beat it on with a mallet and wood or aluminum.:eek:

"This operation requires Crankshaft Balancer and Sprocket Installer#J41665. If you do not have this tool, the damper may be driv-en on with a large mallet using a block of aluminum or wood."

What part freaks you out?
 
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Dana67Dart said:
Is it just me. But I have always used a long bolt and a nut and a couple of washers with lube between the two washers. Screw the bolt into the crank with the nut and washers on and tighten the nut, same as a PS pump pulley.
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Poor man's installer. Nothing wrong with that!
 
Dana67Dart said:
Is it just me. But I have always used a long bolt and a nut and a couple of washers with lube between the two washers. Screw the bolt into the crank with the nut and washers on and tighten the nut, same as a PS pump pulley.

I have always not tightened the cover bolts till the damper was on.

Am I doing something wrong????
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That's the ONLY way to do it
 
PAW balancer says to put it into boiling water to install it. 200F, 212F...whatever works. I like the jackscrew/nut method myself. Much more civilized.....I've seen that guys vids before, I like his attitude.
 
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Wife caught me trying to put my harmonic balancer in with the Thanksgiving turkey one year LOL..
That was a no-go...
Fortunately for me the barbecue is my territory...
 
I just put em in the oven for a few minutes, works like butter
 
You guys wouldn't expect any less from me would you? There is a proper tool you know. LOL

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I wouldnt do it with a new build, but i just installed my balancer with a mallet the other day.
Its about 6 lbs and leather end. Millwrights and machinists use them. It has mass but not a sharp blow. Didnt take much at all. Balancer was somewhat warm, sitting in front of my pellet stove.
 
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