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Re: Bad Harmonic Balancer
Subject: Re: Bad Harmonic Balancer
From: "Stephen Horrillo" <usenet(at)stephenhorrillo.com>
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Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 03:40:21 GMT
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On 14-Jan-2006, "Dad" <knockers(at)fisher.net> wrote:
> Did you just tighten the bolt to see if it had allowed it to "wobble"?
> If you note his pictures the bolt head is off center, my guess is that
> it`s loose, not discentagrating. I`m sure replacing a good balancer
> and tighten the bolt will also correct the problem, but costs more
> than to tighten the bolt on the old one. Of course I`m still guessing
> but if I had gone to the trouble of taking the pictures I might have
> tried to tighten the bolt also. The rubber looked OK, although it did
> have a bigger than normal gap.
I took the picture by driving up the parking stop. It wasn`t up high enough
to check the bolt. Just high enough to stich my arm under the car. Great
observation though. Thanks. I`ll have it retorqued and centered if possible.
Seems odd that it`s possible that the mounting hole in the flywheel would be
large enough to be that far off center?
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All the best,
Stephen
Subject: Bad Harmonic Balancer
From: "Stephen" <usenet(at)+++.com>
Lines: 13
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:33:05 GMT
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I have a `98/C5. The rubber that separates the harmonic balancer from the
flywheel has broken off. So I guess it needs the whole assembly. Is there
any altenative? I understand when a blower is put in there`s a way to lock
the two together. Can the rubber relaced? If indeed the whole balancer needs
replacement what should be a fair cost? Is this something I should take it
to a dealer for or use a trusted mechanic?
PS: does anyone have the repair instructions for this job?
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All the best,
Stephen
From: Bob I <birelan1(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Bad Harmonic Balancer
Lines: 15
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:05:43 -0500
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here is the "pinning" they do to it when a supercharger is installed
http://www.lingenfelter.com/pdf/Intercooled%20SC%20manual.pdf
Stephen wrote:
> I have a `98/C5. The rubber that separates the harmonic balancer from the
> flywheel has broken off. So I guess it needs the whole assembly. Is there
> any altenative? I understand when a blower is put in there`s a way to lock
> the two together. Can the rubber relaced? If indeed the whole balancer needs
> replacement what should be a fair cost? Is this something I should take it
> to a dealer for or use a trusted mechanic?
>
> PS: does anyone have the repair instructions for this job?
>
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Title: Women drivers 'more likely to suffer parking stress'
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:09:08 +0000
Author: lucyhamshare
Its official, women are hopeless at driving. I know this will anger all those feminists out there, but unfortunately a survey of 4,200 drivers (men and women!) by insurance company elephant.co.uk has proved it. The survey found that female motorists are much more likely to suffer parking stress than men, particularly when someone else is watching them.
I’m afraid I have to agree with this survey. I am hideous at parking – I hardly ever reverse into a space, and if my boyfriend is in the car with me, I usually get him to park the car if it’s a particularly tight spot. And apparently I’m not alone, the survey found that women are twice as likely to ask someone else to park their car for them, and three-quarters admit that backing into a space is at times too tricky even when there is sufficient room. This compares to just 9% of men who admit they are useless at parallel parking and half who admit that reverse parking can be tricky.
Interestingly, earlier this year, the AA revealed that 34 per cent of drivers would fail on parallel parking if forced to retake their driving test.
Fortunately, many car makers, including Ford, Volkswagen and Mercedes, have wizened on to the fact that us girlies are useless at parking and have invented parking assist gadgets to help us out. Ford’s Parking Assist, for example, uses four ultrasonic sensors located in the rear bumper which are activated when the ignition is switched on and the reverse gear is selected. As the car is reversed the sensors detecte any obstacles behind the car and will alert a warning sound when the car gets too close. So if you own a Ford and you find yourself panicking at the thought of having to park your car, pop down to your local Ford dealer to find out more, and let those panic-stricken moments be a thing of the past and let’s beat those boys at parking!
More on: http://carsforgirls.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/women-drivers-more-likely-to-suffer-parking-stress/
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