For the benefit of others doing searches, here's another edition of "What Emu found while doing this."
Whilst under the truck looking at some other things, I happened to notice that the rubber bonding on the harmonic damper was unbonding, trying to exit the truck. (I guess it was tired of my antics, kinda like an exwife
)
That big split in the front of the pic should be the dead giveaway.
I ended up removing the V-belts, the fan and clutch, and the pulley on the water pump and of course the one on the crankshaft. The radiator stayed in place, access being made easier because my fan shroud is all chopped up for fan fitment. [My drivetrain is angled a smidge funny since I put in the Doubler. I suspect a short body lift would actually HELP in this case, allow me to level things out.]
In general, the cordless impact is my friend, ohhh it is my friend. Ratcheting wrenches are also my friends.
Of particular interest is that the instructions for the damper are very clear that they EXPECT you to heat it. It's listed as optional if you have an installer tool, but even then they suggest it.
They direct to either immerse it in boiling water for 15 minutes, or put it in a pre-heated oven for 15 minutes at the lowest temperature, max 250* F or 120* C. I would imagine that the temperature limit keeps the rubber from melting.
I set my oven to 200* or so, and the thing went on fairly well. About halfway on I did have to nudge it with a mallet, but I had very little room to swing, so I wasn't applying tons of force. Once I got it close I used the bolt to draw it on and slid right along (the crankshaft had been previously oiled per instructions.)
In any event, yeah, in a perfect world I'd use the install tool, but for the shadetree mechanic, heat-in-moderation is your friend more than the BFH.
-- A
Whilst under the truck looking at some other things, I happened to notice that the rubber bonding on the harmonic damper was unbonding, trying to exit the truck. (I guess it was tired of my antics, kinda like an exwife
)
That big split in the front of the pic should be the dead giveaway.
I ended up removing the V-belts, the fan and clutch, and the pulley on the water pump and of course the one on the crankshaft. The radiator stayed in place, access being made easier because my fan shroud is all chopped up for fan fitment. [My drivetrain is angled a smidge funny since I put in the Doubler. I suspect a short body lift would actually HELP in this case, allow me to level things out.]
In general, the cordless impact is my friend, ohhh it is my friend. Ratcheting wrenches are also my friends.
Of particular interest is that the instructions for the damper are very clear that they EXPECT you to heat it. It's listed as optional if you have an installer tool, but even then they suggest it.
They direct to either immerse it in boiling water for 15 minutes, or put it in a pre-heated oven for 15 minutes at the lowest temperature, max 250* F or 120* C. I would imagine that the temperature limit keeps the rubber from melting.
I set my oven to 200* or so, and the thing went on fairly well. About halfway on I did have to nudge it with a mallet, but I had very little room to swing, so I wasn't applying tons of force. Once I got it close I used the bolt to draw it on and slid right along (the crankshaft had been previously oiled per instructions.)
In any event, yeah, in a perfect world I'd use the install tool, but for the shadetree mechanic, heat-in-moderation is your friend more than the BFH.
-- A
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