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NTD:
Well I'm hoping this is actually IT, and not that another problem caused this.  Do you think I should call and ask the company I bought this from if they will warranty it.  I mean I only put this in 2 weeks ago and it has not been driven daily.  Also while I have this off should I go ahead and put the new Crank Sensor in?  Or return it and use the money for a new balancer? ::)

sailordad:
i would call the company that made the balancer and ask about warranty,they may and they may not but it cant hurt.

now if you want my "professional opinion" here it is

to me it looks like it may have been installed improperly.
it doesnt look like the key way was lined up properly
if you look just to the left of the groove(in the photo) for the key way there is an indent that looks just like a key way
it looks like it was (pressed on)in the wrong position.this style of balancer should pretty much slide in place most of the way with little resistance.
if one is to force the pulley on using the retaining bolt and the key way is not ligned up properly then this sort of damage can happen,or worse you could wreck the crank shaft itself,so i would look closely at that before i did anything else at this point.
on the crank shaft there will be a key that sticks up less than a 1/4" high,this key should fit into that groove.

good luck

NTD:
Thanks Tim, I can understand that you would think that.  But I did have help when isntalling the balancer and we made very certain that the woodrow key was lined up.  I would think the car wouldn't have run at all if it hadn't been lined up, right?

Badger:
  NTD, I would say the odds the ballancer was installed wrong are about 102%. LOL. I am a lifelong diesel mechanc so don't say too much on cars. But anyone can make a mistake, find out the correct procedure and follow it to a tee. I bet next time will be a charm for you. Steve

sailordad:
steve, your right about anyone being able to make mistakes
i made one two weeks ago that only a real rookie should make
22yrs in shops and i had never made that mistake before,and now take extra steps to make sure it never happens again

only reason i mentioned it being installed wrong is because of the witness marks on the end and inside of the pulley
you can see on the end of the pulley collar where there is an indent the size and shape of the key way
on the inside of the collar(pieces)you can actually see the marks from where the key way had slide around the inside of the pullley
when he mentioned that him and another fellow tightened it as hard as they could made me look real well at the pulley
you know as well as i do that this style should go on pretty easily,i dont believe the toruque on it is much more than maybe 125 lb ft at most(but need a spec book to know for sure)

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