Crankshaft balancer woe's

[mysrt10]

Well the crankshaft balance issue i had earlier in the year has come back. The issue was the balancer bolt had come loose, creating the pulley/balancer combo to spin off the crank. i cleaned up the nose of the crank and put a new balancer on with no issues over the next 7000 miles. On Sunday, i heard that eerily familiar sound from under the hood. I check and the wobble is back. I check the crankbolt torque and its tight. So, my question is can the crank be salvaged(cleaning up the nose) and fit with a different size balancer or does it need to be replaced? Thanks in advance for your answers guys.

 

[yellowfever#154]

A good machine shop may be able to cut the crank and put a sleeve on it bringing it back to original specs. I do things like this regularly at work on shafts for different things. I have never done it on a crank myself but Im sure it can be done. How come last time you didnt get ROE's crank pinning kit? Could haved save you some major hassle.

Also if you go the route of having someone machine the crank this envolves disassembly of the engine to remove the crank. At the same time have them cut 2 keyways in it and use a ATI balancer. Then you never have to worry about it again. This is the route I went and probably everyone else who has a built motor.

 

[mysrt10]

I wanted to pin the crank last time, however I didn't have the tools, time or a garage. It was on my list as a winter project now that I have a garage. I'll go talk to some shops about what you said. Thanks.

 

[yellowfever#154]

Good luck, if its not repairable talk to Tony he'll hook ya up with a forged crank.

 

[HV SRT]

I wanted to pin the crank last time, however I didn't have the tools, time or a garage. It was on my list as a winter project now that I have a garage. I'll go talk to some shops about what you said. Thanks.

When you talk to the machine shop have them also key the crank. Better than the pin set up.

 

[Brat]

When you talk to the machine shop have them also key the crank. Better than the pin set up.

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