1JZ/2JZ owners, ever seen this?

[1JZ~lux]

The nut was a real bastard to get off when I replaced my harmonic balancer. I wound up drilling a hole in the side of it and wedging a bar between the chassis and the balancer. It still needed to be in gear and a 3' breaker bar to get it undone. The puller I made myself and the balancer came off easy as.

Norbie, Could the cover have been heated and swollen enough to touch the balancer??

[Norbie]

Yes the engine has been hot on a few occasions, but I don't know how hot thanks to the ghey digital temperature gauge on the MA61. It gives you the option of cold, normal, hot and really hot.

[benny c]

The bolt hard to get out? Mine was piss easy! Then again that 'may' just have something to do with the fact that I was using my mates 780nm rattle gun

This thread is quite odd, I've pulled down a few J's now, and never have I come across this dilemma.

[Norbie]

The bolt was ridiculously hard to get out the first time (5-6 years ago) but quite easy this time. Methinks that was part of the problem.

[Alchemist]

Never seen that Norbie, and when I had my balancer replaced all the rubber had perished weird, certainly a 2J trait is the old cranky pulley.

[annoyingrob]

I had a cover that looked like that in my 1JZ. The problem was simple: Crankwalk. Worn thrust washers + 3200lb pressure plate = destroyed bottom end.

It was quite impressive having my rear-end lock up on the highway when the motor seized.

Maybe you should check the endplay in your crank just to make sure.

[wilbo666]

I had a cover that looked like that in my 1JZ. The problem was simple: Crankwalk. Worn thrust washers + 3200lb pressure plate = destroyed bottom end.

Maybe you should check the endplay in your crank just to make sure.

That's a decent suggestion...

And didn't you put the clutch plate in backwards once? I recall the chap with the bundera with the 1jz shagged an engine when he put the clutch plate in backwards and tried to use the clutch...?

Cheers
Wilbo

[Norbie]

I've never had a ridiculous clutch so crankwalk seems unlikely. It's something to keep in mind I guess?

[annoyingrob]

That's a decent suggestion...

And didn't you put the clutch plate in backwards once? I recall the chap with the bundera with the 1jz shagged an engine when he put the clutch plate in backwards and tried to use the clutch...?

Cheers
Wilbo

No, I never put a clutch in backwards. my clutch won't physically fit in backwards

[wilbo666]

No, I never put a clutch in backwards.

That was directed to Norbie

Cheers
Wilbo