Need help!! Found the leak!!

[RIDDLE1]

Ok so I had an oil leak on the front of the motor and ordered a new timing seal and gasket to fix the problem. Well today I pulled the front of the truck apart to replace the part an found this.

I noticed that the dampener was loose when I went to take the belts off. The bolt came out by hand after I removed the retaining plate. My question is what caused this to crack? Was it because it was loose or just broke for the **** of it? I have a buddy with a parts truck I can get one off of, I think.

 

[RIDDLE1]

Here are the pics

 

[Beerslayer]

OK, I am going to make a W.A.G. here.

If the bolt had any play in it, when the motor was revved it could have given a little more sideways snap/yank to the balancer that it wasn't designed for.

Either that or your first guess was right, that it just broke for the **** of it. Say metal fatigue, but I would lean towards play in the pulley as a contributing factor.

 

[73m819]

WoW, this is the second broken dampener in a week

 

[RIDDLE1]

WoW, this is the second broken dampener in a week

Must be contagious

 

[RIDDLE1]

Well I guess I am going to go finish the job, minus the dampener of course. Time to get greasy.

 

[Warthog]

I have a spare dampener from a parts engine if you need one.

It will fit in a flat rate box.

 

[Memphisdoug]

Just to nit pick here - it's a damper not a dampener. Dampers take away vibrations. Dampeners make things wet. Just something one of my professors once told us in class

 

[tie6044]

Isn't it also called a balancer? I had a local guy that had the same problem, his actually came off and messed up some other things like the cover and a gear behind it. He was able to get it back together with some used parts I had.

 

[RIDDLE1]

Well I thought I was going to finish it. Turns out this may be a two man job. I need someone under the truck to hold the bolt on the timing cover. Oh well.

 

[Hooty481]

you are the second person in a week that i have seen with this problem. Aaron had the same thing happen to him. he came and pickup a 1 peice harmonic balancer from me last week. not sure how he turn out yet though. he has a thread on it. i'll try to find it and post the link
to it.

 

[Hooty481]

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/81671-have-you-broke-yet.html

here is his link. maybe you all can converse on the abuse you have put your trucks through... j/k

 

[RIDDLE1]

I have a spare dampener from a parts engine if you need one.

It will fit in a flat rate box.

Thanks for the offer! Let me see if I can get the one off my buddy's part truck first. If I can't I will let you know!

 

[RIDDLE1]

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/81671-have-you-broke-yet.html

here is his link. maybe you all can converse on the abuse you have put your trucks through... j/k

Good lord! Well I guess misery loves company!

 

[rrrr]

Well I thought I was going to finish it. Turns out this may be a two man job. I need someone under the truck to hold the bolt on the timing cover. Oh well.

Where is soldier "B" when you need'em

Its always a pain when you need an extra set of hands.

 

[3dAngus]

Ok so I had an oil leak on the front of the motor and ordered a new timing seal and gasket to fix the problem. Well today I pulled the front of the truck apart to replace the part an found this.

I noticed that the dampener was loose when I went to take the belts off. The bolt came out by hand after I removed the retaining plate. My question is what caused this to crack? Was it because it was loose or just broke for the **** of it? I have a buddy with a parts truck I can get one off of, I think.

Would someone be subject to putting a crowbar or prybar in there to tighten up a gen or other asset on the belt?
If so, that would explain it.

 

[RIDDLE1]

Would someone be subject to putting a crowbar or prybar in there to tighten up a gen or other asset on the belt?
If so, that would explain it.

That could be the case. I have seen people do worse. I looked the damper over and could not find any marks that would suggest it was beat on or used as a lever. Who knows?

I do know that as soon as I pick up the new one on Thursday this will be a problem of the past!

 

[Beerslayer]

Just so we are all on the same page.

Dampener

Damper

Harmonic Balancer

Which one looks the most like what is broken on your truck?

 

[RIDDLE1]

Just so we are all on the same page.

Dampener

Damper

Harmonic Balancer

Which one looks the most like what is broken on your truck?

You tell me. You seem to know more than about it than I.

 

[doghead]

Just to nit pick here - it's a damper not a dampener. Dampers take away vibrations. Dampeners make things wet. Just something one of my professors once told us in class

The 361 series TM calls it,

5 PBFZZ 19207 10935278 PULLEY AND DAMPENER