Sorry to hear that, (but not really ).Just so you feel happy, I pad $2700 for a dealer to replace mine.
Where are you located TurboJohn? I might be willing to loan you the flywheel lock tool, and 27mm impact Socket.Since I am in Florida do you want to do mine before it breaks?
I am in Vero.........I am thinking about changing my HB for the hell of it...I have about 80k on my Sprinter...I am going to keep this van until I die I know......so I am replacing things I know will need it anyway like the driveshaft HB/Ac compressor/alternator/Starterl etcWhere are you located TurboJohn? I might be willing to loan you the flywheel lock tool, and 27mm impact Socket.
Not that you asked...I am in Vero.........I am thinking about changing my HB for the hell of it...I have about 80k on my Sprinter...I am going to keep this van until I die I know......so I am replacing things I know will need it anyway like the driveshaft HB/Ac compressor/alternator/Starterl etc
Turbo John,I am in Vero.........I am thinking about changing my HB for the hell of it...I have about 80k on my Sprinter...I am going to keep this van until I die I know......so I am replacing things I know will need it anyway like the driveshaft HB/Ac compressor/alternator/Starterl etc
Don't do it until you need to. Mine had ≈ 250,000 miles on it when it failed."If it doesn't f*ck with you, don't f*ck with it."
First, the key cannot be removed unless it has failed and sheared. Half of it is trapped by the timing chain drive sprocket.When I replaced my broken Harmonic Balancer last February, I used an OEM balancer and a new bolt, didn't have to remove the key. I torqued it to 240ft/lb and then about 60 degrees, couldn't do 90, the whole engine was moving up on mounts and I was afraid I might break something... Should I be concerned, since I didn't go all 90 degrees? I have driven around 10K miles since then.
Val
Was your new bolt 13k miles ago marked '10.9' which I assume your original bolt was marked?DoktorA,
I have a 2004 226K miles. Just checked my records, the new balancer went in 13K miles ago. Would you re-do the job with a new bolt, or just try torquing it more?
Thank you
Val
Doktor A bitte, do you the vin # after which the bolt configuration changed?Late model year '06 Sprinters and some replacement cranks use a asymmetric thread bolt with it's own unique torque specs. Be sure you use the correct bolt for your application.
Doktor A
Doktor A,Was your new bolt 13k miles ago marked '10.9' which I assume your original bolt was marked?
Doktor A
A new bolt does not come with the thick conical washer. Are you sure you have one in place?Doktor A,
Yes, both old and new bolts had "10.9" on them. The old bolt still has a washer on it, I must have replaced the washer too, don't remember if they come together or separately.
Thank you.
Daimler Chrysler specified an engine serial number(51-186332) when the switch over occurred not a VIN.Doktor A bitte, do you the vin # after which the bolt configuration changed?
Doktor A,A new bolt does not come with the thick conical washer. Are you sure you have one in place?
I'm asking you all these questions because I am concerned about your description of how difficult the 90 degree final step was to complete. In your case you gave up tightening, short of 90 degrees.
As big as that bolt is, it behaves as any smaller stretch to yield bolt would behave as it approaches it's yield point- the torque while tightening does not increase at that point but the curve flattens and torque effort flattens. In other words it feels like a bolt yielding and stretching not like a bolt that has stopped rotating because it has hit the bottom of a blind hole.
Doktor A