Balancer Installer tools

[John_Heard]

I broke my POS Summit Chinese made balancer tool last night pulling on my balancer. Got a little too carried away trying to make sure the balancer was fully seated I guess.

Anyway, it's time to buy a new one, and I'm not buying another one from Summit or Jegs (Chinese crap). Any particular brand recommendations?

[Monty Mikho]

I broke my POS Summit Chinese made balancer tool last night pulling on my balancer. Got a little too carried away trying to make sure the balancer was fully seated I guess.

Anyway, it's time to buy a new one, and I'm not buying another one from Summit or Jegs (Chinese crap). Any particular brand recommendations?

I bought an OTC harmonic balancer puller/installer kit from E-bay for $55.00 new about 2 years ago and the thing works great.. Used it for atleast 30 rebuilds

[John_Heard]

Thanks for the tip Monty, I'll keep an eye open for one of those. I found out the one Summit sells is probably a knock off of the one made here in the USA by Precision Performance Products - http://www.precisionperformance.com/puller.htm

[DOTracer]

Thanks for the tip Monty, I'll keep an eye open for one of those. I found out the one Summit sells is probably a knock off of the one made here in the USA by Precision Performance Products - http://www.precisionperformance.com/puller.htm

I got the Summit puller/installer for Christmas as my old Snap-on was showing signs of age (installer). I was disappointed with the quality of the Summit threaded inserts/adapters. They lack enough thread length for adequate engagement and it pulled the threads off the adapter on the first use. I figure I'll have to take two grade 8 bolts and weld the heads together to make a proper adapter with long enough threads and also theads that have points on them and aren't flattened for whatever reason.

I wound up using the trusty old Snap-on installed to put the balancer on the new engine this winter and left the Summit kit in the box. I have a normal auto parts store Lisle puller to remove the balancer which works fine.

[DOTracer]

Thanks for the tip Monty, I'll keep an eye open for one of those. I found out the one Summit sells is probably a knock off of the one made here in the USA by Precision Performance Products - http://www.precisionperformance.com/puller.htm

I got the Summit puller/installer for Christmas as my old Snap-on was showing signs of age (installer). I was disappointed with the quality of the Summit threaded inserts/adapters. They lack enough thread length for adequate engagement and it pulled the threads off the adapter on the first use. I figure I'll have to take two grade 8 bolts and weld the heads together to make a proper adapter with long enough threads and also theads that have points on them and aren't flattened for whatever reason.

I wound up using the trusty old Snap-on installed to put the balancer on the new engine this winter and left the Summit kit in the box. I have a normal auto parts store Lisle puller to remove the balancer which works fine.

[John_Heard]

Todd mine did the same thing last year when I pulled the balancer off, stripped the threads on that adapter that screws into the crank. Precision Performance Products that sells the original will sell you just the threaded adapter, I used that this time and it did fine, but the main body snapped in two when I seated the balancer. Junk chinese parts I've got to break my habit of cheaping out on tools like that.

[Str8line]

I use a Tavia Installer, small block on one end, big block on the other.....

[Turbo38v6]

For those who used the Summit piece, did you guys order the Proform one (http://store.summitracing.com/default.a ... search.asp) or the Summit brand unit (http://store.summitracing.com/default.a ... search.asp).

I need it for a Buick V6 crank. I know I won't use the Proform Chinese cr@p but I'm wondering about the Summit branded one. It's over $90 so can it be that bad?? Maybe price is a bad indicator of the product.

Thanks,
-Lloyd

[John_Heard]

I can't remember for sure, it isn't marked with any brand name that I've noticed. Might be somewhere on the instructions in small print?

If you want one of that type, I'd highly recommend just buying the original American made puller from http://www.precisionperformance.com/puller.htm this is the one that the copies are based on.

[Racer704]

Here is my 2 cents, ATI makes a nice kit to go with there great balancers... you may want to check them out...

[John_Heard]

That does look like a nice one, good find..



http://www.atiperformanceproducts.com/p ... /index.htm

[Racer704]

Thats the one we have John... nice pic also

[Turbo38v6]

Thanks guys. I'm going to go ahead and order the one from ATI.

[jones_performance]

i got mine from my mac tool truck