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    Hole in timing cover!! Harmonic balancer??

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    Hole in timing cover!! Harmonic balancer??

    Thanks for the input guys, you were both right on. The new balancer just arrived today, and upon comparison, it's obvious the outer portion worked its way loose. The instructions with the new one even cited this as the most common failure. I may be a noob here but I've spent enough time in...
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    Hole in timing cover!! Harmonic balancer??

    No play, it's solid. Its still apart, Just waiting for parts. At this point all I can do is be very careful when installing the balancer and watch clearances closely. I'd still love to hear if someone has seen this before...
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    Hole in timing cover!! Harmonic balancer??

    That's definitely one way it could happen, but I don't think so in this case. if you look closely at the timing cover, there is clear evidence of an arc shaped continuous rub. With a nice grinded area on the balancer where contact was being made.. I appreciate the input. Keep it coming!
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    Hole in timing cover!! Harmonic balancer??

    Thank you, that's good to hear. Anyone else ever seen this before? Do harmonic balancers go out of true??
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    Hole in timing cover!! Harmonic balancer??

    Also, there was no noticeable vibration, and the 1-1/4 bolt was super tight. It does explain my mysterious oil leak.. Haha..
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    Hole in timing cover!! Harmonic balancer??

    Here's the balancer showing cracked rubber innards.. Any advice or insight is greatly appreciated. I reeeeeally don't want to do all this only to realize the problem is in the bottom end.. Thanks! Gavin
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    Hole in timing cover!! Harmonic balancer??

    Happy Easter gentlemen!! Let me start by saying, I'm new here, what a great forum! Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything related to my issue... It started with a coolant leak in my timing cover gasket. (Top left, common issue). Once I got it off, I noticed my timing chain has a ton of...
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