So my harmonic Balancer is bad and I've decided to try changing it myself.
I almost definately feel this is over my head, but i cant afford to have it done.
Do you guys have any tips or special things I should know before I do this? I'm gonna go over the whole process... let me know if anything is wrong.
First I have to squirt a bunch of penetrating lube on the center bolt... I'm gonna let it sit for a day or so while I constantly squirt lube in there, then try to remove that huge bolt without breaking it. How do I keep the engine from spinning while doing this?
After this, I'll borrow a Harmonic Balancer puller (either from cinstral on the forums, or from another friend who has one) and pull that bad boy off.
I'm not planning on replacing the front seal, since I havent had a problem with mine and I hear it'll be a PITA to remove.
With the new HB, I understand I have to bolt the pulley on first, then line it up and gently tap it in with a block of wood on the pulley. Then I put some locktite on the main bolt (I'm going to buy a new one from Ford... the newer Mustang one) and then bolt it on at about 100lbs torque.
People keep mentioning anti-sieze compound... what is it and where do I put it? Is there anything else here I'm forgetting? Any problems you forsee?
Lastly... just in case i'm a total bonehead and cant do this in my driveway, how much do you estimate a mechanic would charge to do this? (keep in mind I have all parts and just need the labor).
PS: Can I do all this from above or should I jack the car up and try to go from below?
I almost definately feel this is over my head, but i cant afford to have it done.
Do you guys have any tips or special things I should know before I do this? I'm gonna go over the whole process... let me know if anything is wrong.
First I have to squirt a bunch of penetrating lube on the center bolt... I'm gonna let it sit for a day or so while I constantly squirt lube in there, then try to remove that huge bolt without breaking it. How do I keep the engine from spinning while doing this?
After this, I'll borrow a Harmonic Balancer puller (either from cinstral on the forums, or from another friend who has one) and pull that bad boy off.
I'm not planning on replacing the front seal, since I havent had a problem with mine and I hear it'll be a PITA to remove.
With the new HB, I understand I have to bolt the pulley on first, then line it up and gently tap it in with a block of wood on the pulley. Then I put some locktite on the main bolt (I'm going to buy a new one from Ford... the newer Mustang one) and then bolt it on at about 100lbs torque.
People keep mentioning anti-sieze compound... what is it and where do I put it? Is there anything else here I'm forgetting? Any problems you forsee?
Lastly... just in case i'm a total bonehead and cant do this in my driveway, how much do you estimate a mechanic would charge to do this? (keep in mind I have all parts and just need the labor).
PS: Can I do all this from above or should I jack the car up and try to go from below?