[Healeys] Harmonic balancer

Michael Salter michael.salter at gmail.com
Thu Oct 25 05:51:22 MDT 2018


This article may help explain:


http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/2017/01/03/austin-healey-100-crank-failures/

However be careful as to which dampner and which type of dampener you
select.

M

On Thu, Oct 25, 2018, 5:47 AM Kees Oudesluijs, <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
wrote:

> You have to take out torsional vibrations as much as possible to protect
> the gearbox and to a lesser extend the diff. To much torsional vibrations
> kill gear teeth. That is e.g. why for non competion use lightening the
> flywheel is not a good idea. The same with a harmonic balancer. It may also
> protect the crankshaft.
>
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
>
> Op 25-10-2018 om 10:32 schreef simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com:
>
> A friend has suggested that I install one in my 3000.
>
> What precisely does it do?
>
> The name implies that it takes out vibration……..where’s the benefit? Less
> noise? Smoother revving which, in turn, achieves what….?
>
> These things aren’t cheap especially if one considers that I don’t
> apparently actually NEED one….
>
> Any tips would be welcome.
>
> And which particular unit?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
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