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Old 12-10-2015, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by mannys9130 View Post
The pins that go into the crank are very important. If they shear or fall out, the balancer will rotate around the crank and ruin the end of the crankshaft. So it's required that you replace them and follow the FSM procedure to be sure the balancer is in place solidly...
X2 There's loads of evidence here on this forum and others showing what can go wrong

See for example

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/302332-research-why-so-many-om61x-balancer-failures.html

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/297288-where-do-you-get-european-harmonic-balancer-dowel-pins-center-bolt-1983-300d.html

(I think diesel911 and whunter have similar threads but I can't find them at the moment - google helpt niet)

Read chapter 03-340 in the FSM


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... Use Loctite blue.
Mate I don't think loctite blue would work in this case as you're meant to lubricate the big bolt before torquing the mega torque.
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