OK I TOOK A PIC I HAD OF MY JEEP AND LABELED IT
NOTICE THE CRANKSHAFT IS TOTALLY HIDDEN BEHIND MY HARMONIC BALANCE. IN FACT THE BALANCER'S "SLEEVE" COVERS IT UP COMPLETELY, THE SLEEVE EXTENDS INTO THE ENGINE. ON THE FRONT, A BIG THICK WASHER COVERS THE FACE AND THE BOLT I DISPLAY IN THE PIC HOLDS THE WASHER IN PLACE, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE HARMONIC BALANCER FROM SLIDING FORWARD AND OFF.
HERE'S MY PROBLEM--I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOUR SET-UP LOOKS LIKE, BUT OF THE MANY VEHICLES I HAVE SEEN, THE CRANKSHAFT IS NOT USUALLY EXPOSED AT ALL. UNLESS THE BALANCER IS PRESSED ON, INSTEAD OF BOLTED ON. IF THAT WERE THE CASE, ONLY THE FACE WOULD BE EXPOSED, AND A "DING" TO IT, WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS.
OTHER THAN REALLY SERIOUS, MAJOR DAMAGE TO A PULLEY, I CANNOT VISUALIZE THE CRANKSHAFT BEING HURT TERRIBLY
WITHOUT A PIC, OF THE DAMAGE, I COULD GUESS ALL DAY LONG
WITHOUT BETTER INFO, I'M NOT THROWING BLAME OR TELLING YOU YOU ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.
I WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST ALL I CAN
I DO HAVE ACCESS TO A ON-LINE REPAIR MANUAL, I DID LOOK AT HOW YOURS IS CONFIGURED
THE 1ST PIC IS MY JEEP CJ
THE 2ND IS FROM MITCHELL I, IT IS A DIAGRAM OF HOW TO TENSION YOUR BELTS ON A CIVIC DX.I COULD NOT FIND AN OBLIQUE VIEW
SORRY THIS TAKES ME SO LONG, I'VE BEEN READING AND LOOKING FOR INFO, AND I HUNT AND PECK RATHER SLOWLY
(EVER THOUGHT ABOUT A "REAL JEEP", THEY CAN REALLY TAKE A L. ICKING AND KEEP ON GOING!)
THE MEDIC
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Monday, January 30th, 2012 AT 4:50 AM