I got my new balancer. After removing the old balancer, I am ready to get the new one in. I was reading over the instructions that came with it, and it says that you should make sure to get the motor at top dead center before pulling the old balancer. That way, when you get the new balancer installed, you can tell if the timing marks match up (the pointer should still be pointing at 0 degrees - or it's not exactly the same as the old one).
I guess if the new one is off, you need to adjust the pointer so its on the 0 degrees mark.
My problem is that I spun the outer ring off my stock balancer. (See my earlier thread ) So I couldn't have gotten it to TDC, and I certainly can't now without opening up more stuff.
So here's my question. I seem to remember that the key on the crank was exactly pointing up when my motor was at TDC when I had the motor torn down for my HCI buildup. Is that right? - Does it sit at the top of the crank when at TDC? And if so, can't I just point that up again, then pop the distributor cap to make sure I'm on my TDC mark?
Any other ideas?
I guess if the new one is off, you need to adjust the pointer so its on the 0 degrees mark.
My problem is that I spun the outer ring off my stock balancer. (See my earlier thread ) So I couldn't have gotten it to TDC, and I certainly can't now without opening up more stuff.
So here's my question. I seem to remember that the key on the crank was exactly pointing up when my motor was at TDC when I had the motor torn down for my HCI buildup. Is that right? - Does it sit at the top of the crank when at TDC? And if so, can't I just point that up again, then pop the distributor cap to make sure I'm on my TDC mark?
Any other ideas?