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BROKEN CRANKSHAFT PULLEY DIY REPAIR FOR UNDER $10




This is how you can fix your broken crankshaft pulley | harmonic balancer by yourself for less than $10 bucks. Try this first before buying a new one cause it might save you $100, plus if it doesn't work than, at least you can say you tried and then go get a new one. But I'm 100% sure that this will fix your crankshaft pulley on a Honda or an Acura.


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ALRIGHT BUNDYS GARAGE BUNDY HERE HEY TODAY WE ARE WORKING ON A CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ALSO KNOWN AS A HARMONIC BALANCER RIGHT HERE WE HAVE A GOOD ONE RIGHT HERE WE HAVE A BAD ONE ONE THAT'S BROKEN AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU GUYS HOW TO FIX THIS BEFORE WE MOVE ON IF YOU CAN PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO BUNDYS GARAGE ON YOUTUBE I COVER EVERYTHING RELATED TO AUTOMOTIVE IF YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE IF THIS VIDEO HAS HELPED YOU OUT OR ANY OF MY VIDEOS HAVE HELPED YOU OUT GO AHEAD HIST THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON HIT THAT BELL FOR NOTIFICATIONS EVERY TIME I UPLOAD A VIDEO SO YOU DON'T MISS ANY OF IT BUT IT REALLY HELPS ME OUT THIS CAME OFF A 1992 HONDA ACCORD WITH A 2.2L F ENGINE AND WHILE I WAS TAKING IT OFF IT WAS ALREADY BROKEN THE COVER HAD WEAR MARKS ON IT LIKE IT'S BEEN EATEN THROUGH LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND THAT COVER REAL QUICK SO THERES THE COVER AND RIGHT THERE YOU CAN SEE THIS IS WORN THROUGH SO THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HAS BEEN DAMAGED FOR AWHILE RUBBING THERE ATE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THERE HARMONIC BALANCER HAS BEEN BUSTED FOR QUITE A BIT OF TIME SO I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FOR A CHEAP PRICE BECAUSE IT HAS A BROKEN TIMING BELT AND I'VE BEEN SLOWLY FIXING IT REPLACING IT AND GETTING NEW PARTS FOR IT A NEW HARMONIC BALANCER IS ABOUT 100 BUCKS AND THAT'S ALMOST HALF OF WHAT I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE SO I DON'T WANT TO BUY A NEW I'M GOING TO TRY AND SAVE THIS ONE AND THE WAY I'M GOING TO DO THAT IS JB WELD WORLDS STRONGEST BOND REAT FOR HOUSEHOLD REPAIRS AUTOMOTIVE PLUMBING MARINE CRAFTS AND MORE WORKS ON MULTIPLE SURFACES METAL WOOD PLASTIC TILE PCV GERMANIC FIBERGLASS CONCRETE AND MORE I PIKED THIS UP FROM OREILLY AUTO PARTS THEY HAVE A QUICK DRY ONE I BELIEVE AS WELL BUT I DECIDED TO GO WITH THIS ONE CAUSE I'M NOT IN A REAL BIG RUSH FOR IT TO SET UP STRENGTH 3960 PSI SET TIME IS 4 TO 6 HOURS CURE TIME IS 15 TO 24 HOURS AND CURE COLOR IS DARK GRAY SO I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THAT THERE ARE ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE JB WELD IF YOU WANT JUST HIT PAUSE RIGHT NOW SO YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THEM SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLEAN ALL THIS UP SO RIGHT HERE WHERE THE LASER IS HITTING AT RIGHT THERE THAT'S RUBBER THERE'S A THIN RUBBER SEAL THAT GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND IT AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS STEEL BAND THIS IS ALL STEEL THERE'S NO RUBBER ON HERE ON THIS GOOD HARMONIC BALANCER ON THIS ONE THAT'S INTACT THE RUBBER SEAL IS RIGHT THERE OK SO I'M GOING TO TRY AND CLEAN THIS UP AS WELL AS POSSIBLE I'M GOING TO GET A PIECE OF SANDPAPER OR A FILE AND TRY TO FILE THIS DOWN TRY TO GIVE IT SOME KIND OF AN EDGE A BITE ONTO THE STEEL FOR THE JB WELD TO HOLD ONTO USE SOME BRAKE CLEAN THEN I'LL SAND IT ON BOTH SIDES THE ONLY BUMMER PART ABOUT THIS IS THE FACT THAT THESE ARE ACTUALLY I WANT TO SAY CLOCKED BUT THEIR BALANCED AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOCATION IS BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY BROKEN WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE SO WHEN I DID TAKE IT OFF I SPRAY PAINTED IT WITH YELLOW SPRAY PAINT JSUT SO I COULD REMEMBER KIND OF ROUGHLY WHERE IT CAME OFF AT AND THEN ALSO IF YOU NOTICE HERE SO CHECK THIS TOO ON THE OUTER RING ONE SIDE IS HIGHER THAN THE OTHER YOU GUYS CAN SEE THAT ONE SIDE IS ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN THE OTHER SIDE SO JUST MAKE NOTE WHICH SIDE IS HIGHER IF THERES A DIFFERENCE ON YOUR SPECIFIC CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HARMONIC BALANCER SO LET'S CLEAN THIS CRANKSHAFT PULLEY UP AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT TO DO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SURFACE IS OIL FREE BEFORE YOU PUT ON THE JB WELD SO THE JB WELD HAS THE PROPER BONDING SURFACE TO ADHERE TOO SO I USED THE FILE TO GO AROUND ALL THE EDGES GETTING ANY RUST LEFT ON THERE I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET A SMALL IT'S LIKE A GRINDING WHEEL YOU PUT ON THE END OF A DRILL AND JUST CLEAN THIS UP A LITTLE BIT BETTER IT'S NOT NESESSARY BUT IF YOU HAVE IT GO AHEAD DO IT BECAUSE YOU WANT THIS SURFACE AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE BEFORE YOU PUT THE JB WELD ON SO IT'S A LITTLE STEEL WHEEL GOES RIGHT INTO THE DRILL YOU CAN PICK THESE UP FROM ANY HOME DEPOT LOWE'S ACE HARDWARE ANY LOCAL HARDWARE STORE YOU HAVE IN YOUR TOWN MAKE SURE YOU WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES WHEN YOU DO THIS I CAN'T STRESS THAT ENOUGH WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES WHEN YOU DO THIS I KNOW A GUY WHO HAD AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND HE GOT A LITTLE PIECE OF STEEL IN HIS EYE AND NOW HIS EYE IS INFECTED AND HE'S ALMOST LOST ALL VISION IN HIS LEFT EYE SO IT'S NO JOKE NO JOKE I ACTUALLY USE THIS WHEN I'M DOING STUFF AND IF YOU WANT TO DOUBLE UP EVEN BETTER SCUFFED UO THIS AREA RIGHT HERE JUST WANT ALL THE WAY AROUND STUFFED THIS UP GOT MOST OF THE RUST OFF I'LL HIT IT AGAIN WITH SOME BRAKE PARTS CLEANER CLEAN IT UP JUST ONE MORE TIME DO THE SAME THING HERE LIKE I SAID EARLIER BEFORE MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHICH WAY IS UP ON YOUR OUTER RING WHEN YOU PUT IT ONTO THE INNER CIRCLE HERE ALRIGHT I'M GOING TO USE THIS OLD AIR FILTER BOX THAT I HAVE TO MIX UP THE JB WELD SO THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE PREPARE CLEAN REPAIR AREA OF DIRT GREASE OIL PAINT ETC MIX SQUEEZE EQUAL PARTS FROM EACH TUBE ONTO A DISPOSABLE SURFACE AND MIX THOROUGHLY APPLY WITH AN APPROPRIATE TOOL AND EVEN COAT WELD BEAD OR EXTRUDED SHAPE AS NEEDED AND SETS IN 4 TO 6 HOURS CURES IN 15 -24 THAT'S PROBABLY TOO MUCH BUT HEY RATHER TOO MUCH THAN NOT ENOUGH THIS STUFF WAS ONLY 10 BUCKS I'M JUST GOING TO USE THIS AS A STIRRER THE PACKAGING ONCE IT'S A NICE UNIFORM GRAY COLOR AN EVEN GRAY COLOR I SHOULD SAY THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR READY TO ROCK OK IT LOOKS LIKE A NICE CREAMY GRAY COLOR I THINK WE'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL SO TAKE THE JB WELD OK GOT IT ALL ON THE INNER ONE BRING IN THE OUTER RING WE'LL HAVE TO PIVOT IT AROUND TO THE CORRECT SPOT JUST MOVING IT SO IT MATCHES UP WITH THE SPRAY PAINT THERE WE GO MAKE SURE THAT'S ALL THE WAY DOWN JUST GOING AROUND HERE JUST GET SOME EXTRA PUT IN THE CREVASAS SO THERE YOU GO GUYS LET THIS DRY FOR 24 HOURS OK NOW I'LL LEAVE IT UPSIDE TO DRY THE WAY I PRESS IT ON SO GRAVITY HELPS I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO PUT THIS IN THE SUN HOPEFULLY IT WILL DRY FASTER JB WLED DID THE TRICK LET SURE FOR 24 HOURS TRIED BRAKING IT APART IT'S NOT COMING APART EVER

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