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Old 05-21-2012, 02:21 PM
kerry kerry is offline
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Originally Posted by benhogan View Post
so is it prudent to replace the harmonic balancer and the pins/bolts as a precaution?
No. There are accounts of second failures after replacement so in my opinion pre-emptive replacement is unwise. A few chicken sacrifices to the gods are probably a good substitute.
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