So I've been working on my 96 K2500 Suburban since last summer. I've focused on the engine first and it's came a long way from not starting to where it is now. After tracking down a miss and fixing it I noticed that the engine shook a lot when idling. It looked to me like the crank pulley was wobbling so I pulled it off and sure enough, the center hole is "warped" for lack of a better term. They're discontinued by GM so I found one on Ebay and have it on the way. The balancer was in rough shape too so I got a new one, rented a puller, and..it broke. The balancer wouldn't come off. Not one to want to mess up someone else's tools, even if they are rented, I bought my own puller. It's now a shell of its former self, as the center hole is cracked and the arms are bent from massive amounts of torque straining to pull the stupid balancer off.
I've bought a second puller with the same results. I've used PB Blaster, an impact, a breaker bar, cussed a lot, and nothing works. The big washer is out, but it's rusty as heck so I'm wondering if maybe the balancer isn't in the same condition and corrosion is keeping it from coming off. Everything I read says use heat around the center of the balancer but I don't have access to a torch hot enough. I'm open to suggestions.
I've bought a second puller with the same results. I've used PB Blaster, an impact, a breaker bar, cussed a lot, and nothing works. The big washer is out, but it's rusty as heck so I'm wondering if maybe the balancer isn't in the same condition and corrosion is keeping it from coming off. Everything I read says use heat around the center of the balancer but I don't have access to a torch hot enough. I'm open to suggestions.
