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michael66899

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Hey guys my brother (tsoccer3299) is down in Gresham right now on his way to mt. hood and sais he thinks his balancer went out. The car doesn't sound right and keeps shuttering and shaking. So if anyone wants to lend a hand and help him tomorrow morning with getting a balancer or putting one on, or just helping him figure out wut the hells wrong would be great. He was hoping that maybe AFP or BOP had a balancer laying around he could buy and pay to have it put in or somethin. I just talked to him again and hes gonna stay the night at a friends house there in Gresham. If anyones interested you can either post here or call him at 253-973-5938. His names Tommy and the car is a 95 GT. It still has the stock balancer on it and Ive been telling him to get it replaced . Thanks guys.

Michael

 

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1993c0bra

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its probably his ujoints its not that hard to change over a balancer if thats the problem.
Does the shaking happen when hes in gear driving or just when it idles.

 

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michael66899

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He sais it vibrated pretty bad on and off at both idle and while driving..

 

"Mongoose"

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Have him try Krazy KonCepts They're in Gresham. They might be of some help.
503-674-0853

 

codemonkey

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You do need a tool to do balancers. Jeff from AFP put a balancer on my car, and pulleys in about an hour or so, and the labor was very reasonable. Give em a call

 

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michael66899

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Anyone in the gresham area wana at least look at it and see if it really is the balancer? All the shops are closed today so hes kinda screwed right now and its not like hes any professional mechanic.

 

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A balancer issue would be unusual. How many miles on the car and has the balancer been off? I would suspect the MAS first. Have him check all the connections, both electrical and the large diameter tubes that conduct the air. If he has a CAI, look very carefully, that airflow is critical.

 

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1993c0bra

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check the TPS sensor is it plugged in

 

tsoccer3299

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ok well i limped it home this morning and it is definately the balancer. the balancer is totally loose down there. once on the freeway keeping an even speed the shuttering was totally gone, it was only when i was driving through town it felt like the door was going to shake off. thanks guys, going to go fix it now

 

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1993c0bra

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damn u probably put some wear and tear on your bearings,

 

ZeroCool

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lucky, you guys member when my balancer took a dump...I think I was racing a certain vette on the track.

 

The Factor

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Oh I remember Jerry, I also remember the tow truck driver that looked like cheech and chong in the movie "up in smoke" I think he forgot that its always puff puff pass, puff puff pass .

 

tsoccer3299

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old vs. new
the rubber between the pieces was gone. lets just say i did not enjoy the drive home. i was just a little worried. oh well its fixed now