machining 1ggte harmonic balancer

[love ke70]

jayem,what car is that in and is that a 1ggze? looks like no gte ive seen before...
i think im gonna get mine done, as it is out of the car at the moment...

ok, im gonna run with the idea of getting it machined and see if anyone gets what im on about...
with the 1g in my ke70, when you jack the front end up and the wheels drop, the swaybar pivots upwards and hits the pulley, which gradually wears it away:




that was one after 10 years...so it doesnt happy in a hurry, but i still worry about it.
so, would it be possible to get the pulley machined down to a smaller diameter?
and would it cause any great problems doing this, like spinning water pump or alternator too fast?

tis just a thought. cheers, andrew

[Jayem]

1g in my ke70, when you jack the front end up and the wheels drop, the swaybar pivots upwards and hits the pulley, which gradually wears it away:

You might get away with TT132 (XT130?) swaybar. It doesn't curve front like KE70 sway bar does. Otherwise it's similar in measurements but 24mm thick. KE70 bar is 23mm.

TT132 sway bar

Another pic


Car in pics I send is my TT132 Corona with 1G-GZTE.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...1520Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...2520Medium.jpg

Sorry I dont have more recent pics...

[o_man_ra23]

Shouldnt be a problem, machine off and get balanced.

Machining the crank pulley to a smaller diameter will result in the ancillary equipment spinning slower. Whether thats too slow or not, Im not sure on the dynamics of your ancillaries.

Cheers, Owen

[love ke70]

jayem, do those sway bars fit on ke70's?
like, each end is in the right spot etc.
might have to check that out.
dunno whether it will clear my sump, but it may be worth a look...

and jayem, you are the fin yes?
know of any clean 2 door ke70's for sale that i could import to aus?

cheers, andrew

[love ke70]

and are they head studs in the gze?
and did you ahve to relieve the head to fit the nuts?
what ones did you use?
cheers, andrew

[clubagreenie]

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[Jayem]

jayem, do those sway bars fit on ke70's?
like, each end is in the right spot etc.
might have to check that out.
dunno whether it will clear my sump, but it may be worth a look...

and jayem, you are the fin yes?
know of any clean 2 door ke70's for sale that i could import to aus?

I found a pic of KE70 sway bar. Here you can see the curve. Yeah it's otherwise similar. Both ends are in the same place compared to where the bush is. Only actual difference is that center part where's the curve in KE70 bar and the 1mm difference in thickness.

Yeah I'm from Finland. Here are some Corolla's for sale in Finland:
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