Balancer install problem...

[RangRayy]

If I am not mistaken doesnt the balancer have a step in it that stops on the end of the crank? Or does it contact a step on the crank. You should be able to determine how far it will go on before bottoming out on one or the other depending on what stops it.

There is a groove about 1/4in down on the balancer on the crankshaft side. Maybe that's the mark for it to stop at.

 

[Georgeb]

There is a groove about 1/4in down on the balancer on the crankshaft side. Maybe that's the mark for it to stop at.

It goes on further than that. Like 1" from the end of the crank to the face of the balancer once it's installed measured through the bore of the balancer.
Check this out
http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-191680.html

 

[RangRayy]

It goes on further than that. Like 1" from the end of the crank to the face of the balancer once it's installed measured through the bore of the balancer.
Check this out
http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-191680.html

I was just reading that article actually. But I ran downstairs and looked at the crank and I do have a groove or a catch about a 1/4 from the end of the snout that would interact with the one in the balancer.

I bet I've been breaking my tools by trying to push the balancer farther than what it's supposed to. I feel like an idiot.

 

[Georgeb]

I was just reading that article actually. But I ran downstairs and looked at the crank and I do have a groove or a catch about a 1/4 from the end of the snout that would interact with the one in the balancer.

I bet I've been breaking my tools by trying to push the balancer farther than what it's supposed to. I feel like an idiot.

The feeling will pass. Glad you figured it out!