early ford fan
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on a1962 170 harmonic ballencer other than using a piston stop?
Do you have a dial indicator?early ford fan":2ix8sfl2 said:on a1962 170 harmonic ballencer other than using a piston stop?
I have wondered that as well; thus far I have never heard of one slipping only a small amount, the typical number seems to be well in excess of 30º, sometimes far more. Think about it: those things are made of metal with a rubber ring vulcanized in the middle; when it actually lets loose it probably will travel some distance, sorta like a slingshot.fordconvert":1olp50yz said:.....How far do balancers slip? Do they sometimes just move a degree or two? .....
Yes.fordconvert":q2u7qgqy said:I wonder if perhaps the reason people think you can check it which these basic 'eyeball' methods is that they never slip a few degrees. If they always move say 30 or more then it would be easy to see that by eye.
66 Fastback":5xrgoq28 said:I think if it has slipped only a few degrees, you probably are not going to have any drivability/tuning problems that would concern you enough to actually check for the slipped balancer.
Lazy JW":5xrgoq28 said:he installed the timing gears about 90º off and SWORE that he didn't even touch them (he wasn't supposed to remove them at all, but that's another story).
Frankenstang":r449foug said:......
Kinda makes me wanna hear the 'rest of the story' but seriously, that's why I like combining the 'eyeballed' piston pinnacle while observing the valves......
fordconvert":12k2min2 said:I have not seen them for a while. I think I bought one for my Buick in the late 80's.