I am going to piggy-back off of this thread. My problem area revolves around the harmonic balancer and crank pulley. I took my 1966 coupe out recently on the highway and noticed some strange vibrations so I decided to head home. While on the way back the crank pulley came off. It went flying under the car and gave me quite a scare for a few secs. I brought the car to stop very quickly on the side of the road and had a tow truck take us home. The coupe sits in the garage now. The crank pulley bolts are simply sheered off the balancer and all the belts are hanging down now. I believe I need a new harmonic balance and new crank pulley. I have looked on Summitt and some mustang sites for what I need. The car has a 289 w/ a T-5 trans and Edelbrock aluminum heads, high rise aluminum intake, holley 650 carb, Edelbrock high flow water pump, and Edelbrock cam which the specs I do not know of since the car was built before I purchased the car. It appears the harmonic balance is the stock one or something very similar. I will post pictures of it as soon as I can.
Could I use a new stock type replacement (since they are less expensive) or do I need something better and more advanced? How do I get the balancer off, does it make a difference if the crank pulley already broke off? I am going to attempt to repair this myself w/ my father's assistence but neither of us have done this before. I need to do this on a very very tight budget. Any help if greatly appreciated.
Could I use a new stock type replacement (since they are less expensive) or do I need something better and more advanced? How do I get the balancer off, does it make a difference if the crank pulley already broke off? I am going to attempt to repair this myself w/ my father's assistence but neither of us have done this before. I need to do this on a very very tight budget. Any help if greatly appreciated.