<VV> harmonic balancer

[Rick Norris]

On a street car you will know when it has backed off the hub as it will saw 
a hole in your oil filter and make a real mess in the compartment.
Rick

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> It's an inertial damper used to absorb torsional oscillations of the 
> crankshaft. The damping medium is the rubber that bonds the pulley to the 
> hub. And yes, they do 'wear' out, usually by having the rubber ring start 
> to slip, throwing the timing marks off, and ultimately, coming off the hub 
> in a very ugly manner. And, sometimes, the seal land becomes too scored 
> for the seal to work, as the other mode of failure.
> The term 'balancer' is actually a misnomer.
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> From: chris mann <cfmann at yahoo.com>
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 5:40 pm
> Subject: <VV> harmonic balancer
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> I know where it goes but am clueless about what it does. Why is it called 
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> And do they fail or where out?
> Chris mann
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