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Originally Posted by i-osprey
The "harmonic balancer" on the drive shaft aft of the transmission recently rotted off while going down the road. I have asked about this before but nobody knew what I was talking about.
It is a very thick steel ring that is attached to a bracket in it's center via very thick rubber. The bracket is held on the drive shaft by the flex disk bolts.
I no longer have it attached to the drive shaft and I don't know if it will cause any future problems.
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Are you talking about the carrier bearing? Pictures? For my money, anything that was attached to the driveshaft, should be attached to the driveshaft. I would figure out what it was and replace it - for peace of mind.
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10-17-2010, 03:02 AM
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