My home made harmonic balancer installation tool

[cscmc1]

Yes, it's hillbilly, but, by God, it worked! I got tired of the local Fastenall's inability to get me an M16 bolt with the right thread pitch of sufficient length to use (the long ones they ordered in were all only partially threaded), so I just took a bolt of stock length and welded a Grade 8 bolt from Ace Hardware to it. You thread the "stock" bolt into the crank, then use the stock thick washer and the nut shown to crank the balancer down into place (keeping the threads oiled while doing so). It will get it nearly all the way on when the washer hits the head of the welded bolts, but by then, you can easily use the stock bolt to finish seating the balancer without doing any damage. Worked great for me, anyway. There's about $10 worth of hardware here that I (hopefully) won't ever need again.

I'm offering it in the Pay It Forward section to whomever can use it with the condition that they do the same when they're done with it (if my ugly-arse welds hold up). See a pic here:

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/pay-fo...c-balancer-installation-tool.html#post1213981

 

[Keith_J]

I lucked out. I had in my tool box a NAPA Crankshaft Puller, #2291 (KD Tools 2291). It has the correct bolts AND the threaded puller shaft is the correct M16 pitch! Which means you insert the hex head into the crank (hex head is machined down from the threaded portion). then turn the puller body to pull the new damper onto the crank! Grease and that monster washer helps, I have a needle thrust bearing which worked magic here, just an 8" adjustable wrench was needed to turn the puller.

The threaded portion removed easily after the damper seated fully. Still took me 2 hours to pull the old one and pull the new one on.

 

[cscmc1]

Yep, I have seen those NAPA tools, and they are nice, but didn't want to buy one for a single-use. NO ONE rents one with the proper M16 fine thread adapter, so I wound up using this. Worked like a charm.

 

[Keith_J]

I've used this KD Tool 2291 on Fords, Mazdas, VWs and Briggs and Stratton. I've had it for 8 years, amazing it works for this application for both removal and install. IIRC, I paid $15 for it. I think I have gotten my money's worth.

 

[cscmc1]

Now, for $15 I'd have gladly snapped one up! The ones I saw were ~$70 -- just a bit much for a one-and-done tool. The local NAPA didn't show me the 2291... wish they had. That's perfect.

 

[m38inmaine]

Replaced my harmonic balancer on the M1010 today using the 2291 tool and the Keith_J method, was super slick. This inexpensive tool will remove and install it.

 

[acesneights1]

Mac Tools makes a nice installer also that has the correct stud.