# Pulling harmonic balancer?? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 24, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235 "2008-12-24T15:59:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ldiablo233](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ldiablo233/32/5035_2.png) [@ldiablo233](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ldiablo233)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/1 "2008-12-24T15:59:51Z")
I’m trying to pull the balancer off but it seems too hard. I have a socket wrench with 18 inches of extension on it and one foot on the engine so it doesn’t tip. The engine is not in a car. Do some balancers require superhuman strength or what? The pullers a rental and I don’t want to break it nor my socket wrench. Sprayed some lube on it, would getting a small butane torch help alot? Did same one in my other car and it came out like nothing. ---
**Author:** ![speedped79](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedped79/32/7491_2.png) [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/2 "2008-12-24T16:03:32Z")
1/2th inch breaker bar, or impact it off(if you have good gun and comprsser) ---
**Author:** ![ldiablo233](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ldiablo233/32/5035_2.png) [@ldiablo233](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ldiablo233)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/3 "2008-12-24T16:37:28Z")
Somehow managed to break one end of the balancer where the puller attaches,I was using a 1 size tire iron which is probably stronger but was off balanced trying to hold the engine down. O well I have a few other options to get it off. My friend has an impact gun but I’m not sure if the puller will sit offset from the grooves with alot of pressure. ---
**Author:** ![ericvw7989](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ericvw7989/32/5070_2.png) [@ericvw7989](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ericvw7989)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/4 "2008-12-24T17:08:51Z")
you guys are meant for eachother ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/5 "2008-12-24T17:10:09Z")
> [@ericvw7989](#): > > you guys are meant for eachother awwwww… very powerfull words:bigclap: ---
**Author:** ![upstateclipse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/upstateclipse/32/7348_2.png) [@upstateclipse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/upstateclipse)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/6 "2008-12-24T17:27:50Z")
I would think your best bet would be to heat it up with at the very least a map torch. ---
**Author:** ![ldiablo233](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ldiablo233/32/5035_2.png) [@ldiablo233](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ldiablo233)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/7 "2008-12-24T17:36:28Z")
> [@upstateclipse](#): > > I would think your best bet would be to heat it up with at the very least a map torch. Ya I’ll do this after christmas, I can get it off a few different ways but would rather not have to cut it off cause it’ll be a pain avoiding the rod. ---
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/8 "2008-12-24T18:24:13Z")
didnt you junk this thing yet ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/9 "2008-12-24T18:33:52Z")
first is the bolt out? I ask because you seem kind of retarded. Second is this on a stand or on the ground? The puller needs to be on correctly and it should be removable with a breaker bar. ---
**Author:** ![ldiablo233](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ldiablo233/32/5035_2.png) [@ldiablo233](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ldiablo233)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/10 "2008-12-24T19:22:26Z")
> [@jt76](#): > > didnt you junk this thing yet And I would junk a car I just bought? Maybe you should learn to read, it helps. ---
**Author:** ![ldiablo233](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ldiablo233/32/5035_2.png) [@ldiablo233](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ldiablo233)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/11 "2008-12-24T19:27:11Z")
> [@nitroinsane](#): > > first is the bolt out? I ask because you seem kind of retarded. Second is this on a stand or on the ground? The puller needs to be on correctly and it should be removable with a breaker bar. If I was retarded I would just continue trying before asking with no regard to something breaking. Its on the ground. It didn’t take nearly this amount of force with my last one and I was thinking it may break something. I have to offset the puller now that the one spot where the arm goes, which shouldn’t be smaller then the rest, is broken. I am going to get someone else to hold the engine down. So the puller will take as much force as I put into it without breaking, the rental one seems like something you’d get at harbor freight. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/12 "2008-12-25T09:10:52Z")
On a neon, which is what I am assuming you are working on based on your signature, you need a special puller. Generally a three jaw puller works fine. However they are still a bitch to pull. Heat is not necessary, a good puller is and some air would be nice. I suggest buying a craftsman as it won’t shit the bed too fast like a harbor freight but will eventually fail and it will at least have a lifetime warranty. Good luck ---
**Author:** ![ldiablo233](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ldiablo233/32/5035_2.png) [@ldiablo233](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ldiablo233)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/13 "2008-12-25T12:17:23Z")
Well being one of the pistons is chipped I am getting another crankshaft which means I won’t have to take off this balancer. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/14 "2008-12-25T20:11:40Z")
god, i never even knew what a harmonic balancer was before this thread. ---
**Author:** ![ldiablo233](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ldiablo233/32/5035_2.png) [@ldiablo233](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ldiablo233)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/15 "2008-12-25T20:56:23Z")
also called a underdrive pulley, but thats more for aftermarkter ones. Not sure what make them different besides weight and less enersha or w/e. ---
**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/16 "2008-12-25T22:42:05Z")
> [@ldiablo233](#): > > also called a underdrive pulley, but thats more for aftermarkter ones. Not sure what make them different besides weight and less enersha or w/e. An underdrive pulley? Really? Do i really need to continue on with my rant or should i just stop right there? Do what Carnut said. Also, next time you work on an engine do yourself a favor and put it on a stand or have a friend help you with it. Or just plain have the right tools. ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/17 "2008-12-26T06:18:09Z")
This is on a neon?? Go to the parts store and get the Chrystler Harmonic Dampener puller! Using anything but that is just going to damage it and your car. Its a 2 minute job with the right tool, and nothing will break. You will probably need a new one now, if you damaged that one you are pulling off. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/18 "2008-12-26T06:27:33Z")
> [@ldiablo233](#): > > also called a underdrive pulley, but thats more for aftermarkter ones. Not sure what make them different besides weight and less enersha or w/e. lol. ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/19 "2008-12-26T07:14:26Z")
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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235/20 "2008-12-26T08:05:01Z")
> [@ldiablo233](#): > > also called a underdrive pulley, but thats more for aftermarkter ones. Not sure what make them different besides weight and less enersha or w/e. good god you have a flash pass for the fail boat don’t you? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulling-harmonic-balancer/60235.md?page=2)