Harmonic Balancer UPDATED: the sh** has hit the fan!, do these really go bad??? the answer is YES! Options

[caszboy]

OK, so there was a slight ticking sound after i installed a new AC belt in attempt to get that fixed. The sound has slowly gotten louder over the last month or so. After inspecting a bit, i noticed that the crank shaft pulley "Harmonic Balancer" is wobbling and causing the sound. I took my car to a local car shop for them to trouble shoot my AC (which turned out i need a compressor, drier, and evaporator expansion valve..DOH!!) and to take a quick look at the pulley. The mechanic told me to replace my harmonic balancer.

so the question(s) is...Do these really go bad? do they bend or something? a harmonic balancer is a crankshaft pulley right?

thanks in advance.

casey

This post has been edited by caszboy: Jul 14, 2008 - 6:31 PM

[Crem]

Yes harmonic balancers die the one in my old lancer had everyone giving an opinion from bearings in the motor were shot to the engine mount was broken.
Then my dad found the balancer bolt just sitting in the drive way and replace it no more nasty earth shattering noise - but was advised to get rid of the lancer cos everything had been running loose for so long- so needless to say the lancer is long gone and now I'm loving my celi.