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| | | | Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 214 | I just want to confirm from what I’ve been able to research on here that a regular HB puller should work on removing a ‘53 235 harmonic balancer? A couple bolts I tried didn’t seem to snug up well and wanted to check here before I damage anything. I’m sure the threads are just full of years of crud.
Thanks in advance,
1953 Canadian GMC 9314 w/ (factory) Chevy 235
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 | Use a 3/8-16 tap to chase the threads. Also, be sure the jackscrew on the puller is small enough to pass through the hole in the balancer and actually bear against the front of the crankshaft snout. If the end of the jackscrew is bigger than 3/4" in diameter it will probably jam against the balancer hub without pushing on the crank.
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1953 Canadian GMC 9314 w/ (factory) Chevy 235
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | A 1/2" drive 9/16" socket is the perfect size to fit through the center of the balancer for the puller to push against.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 214 | Thanks for the tips, it came off easily. Anyone have their preferred speedi sleeve? I see a few offered on Rockauto, but they’ve steered me wrong on a couple items recently.
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1953 Canadian GMC 9314 w/ (factory) Chevy 235
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 | Since the hub diameter on all the Chevy sixes is the same as a small block V8, just go to your corner parts store and buy a sleeve for a 350. Mission accomplished!
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 214 | Ahh, should be no issue then. Thanks,
1953 Canadian GMC 9314 w/ (factory) Chevy 235
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 4 | Silly question, but what is the sleeve for? Are you running without an HB?
Michael P. O'Connor
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 | The speedy-sleeve is a thin band of stainless steel that is a press fit over the balancer snout. It covers the groove left by thousands of miles of the front seal rubbing on the balancer hub, the one that chews up a new seal and causes oil leaks. The other option is to buy a new balancer.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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