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Do you put silicone on the balancer/crank bolt?

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  • Start date Start date Sep 6, 2005
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mo_dingo

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HISSIN50 said:
Scott, my bad. I missed the FMS part - I thought you meant the timing cover seal.
If you need me, I will have my head in the sand.
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Well good luck finding some in az....lol....Now dirt on the other hand....

But actually I did mean the timing cover seal. The circular seal that surrounds the crankshaft. That is the also called the front main seal, correct???

Or again, maybe I am forgetting what it looks like and I am losing it again.....lol.
Scott
 

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Hmmm, Am I having a brain fart? My balancer's outer circumference goes inside the timing-cover crank-seal;

I seem to recall a slight groove on my old balancer's snout when I removed it - I was not about to do that seal on the car though (the timing cover is like tin). I think I greased the seal's lip and slid the balancer though.

Is this not right? It has been a couple years, but I thought I recalled that correctly........ maybe not.
 

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HISSIN50 said:
Hmmm, Am I having a brain fart? My balancer's outer circumference goes inside the timing-cover crank-seal;

I seem to recall a slight groove on my old balancer's snout when I removed it - I was not about to do that seal on the car though (the timing cover is like tin). I think I greased the seal's lip and slid the balancer though.

Is this not right? It has been a couple years, but I thought I recalled that correctly........ maybe not.
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No your not having a brain fart...you pretty much nailed it....the balancer snout does get a wear line from the seal though....
 

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Thanks Andy. I can take my head out of the sand (or dirt).
 

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HISSIN50 said:
Hmmm, Am I having a brain fart? My balancer's outer circumference goes inside the timing-cover crank-seal;

I seem to recall a slight groove on my old balancer's snout when I removed it - I was not about to do that seal on the car though (the timing cover is like tin). I think I greased the seal's lip and slid the balancer though.

Is this not right? It has been a couple years, but I thought I recalled that correctly........ maybe not.
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You are right...I remember now. Just took some time. The timing cover seal is pretty big and the crank has a nice gap inbetween it. Now I remember....

That is so funny. Sorry to make your brain fry.....But at least you have it down rock solid now......lol.
Scott
 

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mo_dingo said:
You are right...I remember now. Just took some time. The timing cover seal is pretty big and the crank has a nice gap inbetween it. Now I remember....

That is so funny. Sorry to make your brain fry.....But at least you have it down rock solid now......lol.
Scott
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Yeah, I am glad we beat that fairly useless aspect senseless. I was pretty sure, but sometimes I zone-out and am thinking of a different car instead.
 
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