1996 harmonic balancer crank bolt. Help!

Lost in Palm Bay · Jul 21, 2026

Hi, everyone! I installed a new harmonic balancer on my V6, and I cannot find the TTY bolt for the life of me, nothing matches my bolt's dimensions anywhere, not OEM sites, not anywhere. the bolt is exactly 2 and a quarter inches long, fine threads. anyone know where I can get this bolt??? It is NOT p/n 926-886 that comes up everywhere, that bolt is too skinny and too long. So far NO dealership has one either, and OEM parts sites give no dimensions but the pictures dont look right.

Blackhawkxx · Jul 21, 2026

Lost in Palm Bay said:
So far NO dealership has one either,

Ford dealers can't get you one even though it may not be in stock? Just in case you have to use the car, I have known people who didn't replace this TTY bolt with no issues.

squeak93 · Jul 22, 2026

Should be able to find an ARP if you know thread/pitch/length. That being said - I reuse the factory bolts. (shhh...don't tell anyone).

Lost in Palm Bay · Jul 22, 2026

Blackhawkxx said:
Ford dealers can't get you one even though it may not be in stock? Just in case you have to use the car, I have known people who didn't replace this TTY bolt with no issues.

Wow, thanks. Putting it back it is scary cuz the crank is always turning clockwise, putting huge unscrew force on this bolt. I'll consider reusing it but, final torque? Same as TTY?

Lost in Palm Bay · Jul 22, 2026

squeak93 said:
Should be able to find an ARP if you know thread/pitch/length. That being said - I reuse the factory bolts. (shhh...don't tell anyone).

Thank you! Not a lot of specialty hardware shops in my area, still gonna hit another dealer but, thanks for the confidence to reuse. Same torque u think? Abiut 80lbs?

Lost in Palm Bay said:
Wow, thanks. Putting it back it is scary cuz the crank is always turning clockwise, putting huge unscrew force on this bolt. I'll consider reusing it but, final torque? Same as TTY?

And btw, the dealers computers dont have specs- they have no idea how long, etc the parts are, only the pn and that it is supposedly the right part. For this, they sell a 4 pack for about 36 bucks of what they call hub bolts which they say are the same.But I found those hub bolts on another site which had dimensions , and they didn't match my bolt. Maddening.

squeak93 · Jul 22, 2026

torque it goodentight. I cannot say I've honestly ever torqued a balancer or main pulley. Do you not have the factory bolt at all to match the threads/pitch on? A fastenal or similar will be able to tell you the bolt size and likely order a grade 8 or 10.9 to match.

GPT says this:

And this for a cross reference - GPT isn't always right though FYI>

Lost in Palm Bay · Jul 24, 2026

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