Engine Assembly: Harmonic Balancer

My original damper was otherwise in good shape but I did notice a small groove where the front seal had ridden on it. Tom Monroes book mentions that you could buy a small sleeve that is installed over the seal surface. Luckily US-Parts had them in stock so I went and bought one. The box contained some glue/sealer that was first spread on the damper and then the sleeve itself was carefully tapped in.

The groove most likely had not been large enough to leak but I don't want to take any chances. Now I could install the damper. First I spread some lube on the seal surface and inside the bore.

And it was time to put the damper in. I pushed it as far as I could by hand and then put the crank bolt in to finish the deal. Quite soon the crank started turning with the bolt so I had to prevent that. I used a small pry bar that I placed between the counterweight and the block.

Now I could torque the bolt to 75 ft-lbs and the damper installation was done.