Harmonic Balancer replacement
#21
I hope it is a tensioner or pulley bearing, but there sure is quite a bit of wobble there.....more than I'm comfy with lol. Engine feels good and smooth while accelerating and cruising, but I don't like that wobble and then when it was raining hearing the birds under the hood. I should find out tomorrow. Thanks y'all for your responses.
#24
Defective Harmonic Balancer
I'm thinking about contacting a Lawyer to start a CLASS ACTION SUITE, how many of you would be interested in getting in on it?
It's BS that these are not covered as a RECALL!!
It's BS that these are not covered as a RECALL!!
#25
Le Mans Master
Making money for a lawyer is not a priority for me and that is all that will happen here. I installed an ATI and moved on.
#26
Team Owner
#27
Team Owner
#28
Instructor
I bought my car couple months ago and had to replaced the HB right away.
from what I read, dealers are going to want to charge more than $1k for this...
If I were you, I would not replace the HB with another GM HB. go with an aftermarket and don't worry about it any more.
#29
Sh!tty design doesn't qualify.
#30
#31
Le Mans Master
As far as I am concerned, recalls should be saved for safety items. Even if the balancer comes apart, nobody is going to get hurt unless they have the bad luck of having their head in the engine bay when it happens. GM clearly knows about this bad part and got away with it for the entire run of the C6. That is a bad deal. Is it dangerous, no. Complete failures have only been reported on here a couple of times in the last two years. A class action lawsuit for something like this is silly.
#34
This isn't necessary. You can pin the balancer while its mounted. Some of the after markets give you the kit when you buy their balancer. In a nut shell you drill a hole from the front where the balancer and crank meet. They give you a guide to be sure you drill straight...etc. So you are actually drilling a small 1/2 round hole in each the crank and the balancer. Pound/press in the pin and your good to go....
#35
This isn't necessary. You can pin the balancer while its mounted. Some of the after markets give you the kit when you buy their balancer. In a nut shell you drill a hole from the front where the balancer and crank meet. They give you a guide to be sure you drill straight...etc. So you are actually drilling a small 1/2 round hole in each the crank and the balancer. Pound/press in the pin and your good to go....
#36
That's not the point! You buy a $50k car and by the time you have 60k miles on it,you have to drop over $1000 into it for a faulty part!! One guy said his went out at 1,000 miles! Warranty covered that one. I has ASC Warranty on mine,but they just call it a PULLEY and won't cover it!!
#39
Well that doesn't sound like a bad deal at all. Good to hear that there are some reputable pre-owned dealers out there.
#40
Senior Member since 1492
Was this solely a problem with the LS2 or where LS3's affected too?