Help!! Harmonic Balancer Damaged!
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I had some work done to my car today (93 SC300) and I had on a new timing belt put on. In the process of getting to the timing belt the Harmonic Balancer was ruined. My engine shakes at idle. Lexus wants $350 for a one!! So I hope there’s at least someone on here that can help and point me somewhere that I might find one cheaper. I won’t be able to drive my car until I can locate one of these, so your help is GREATLY appreciated!
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It was very hard to get off so I would suspect my mechanic heated the rubber. The rubber part itself is now causing the problem. My engine shakes a lot at idle. At least I caught it immediately and it didn't cause more problems! The cheapest I’ve found is from a Toyota dealer. They want $285 but surely I can get it for less than that somewhere!! Oh yeah, my car has around 70K miles on it and this is really the first problem I've had with it.
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Did the mechanic admit he caused the problem?
I would make him pay and fix it since he caused the problem. He should either do a job and do it right or tell you that he might have a problem and he won't be liable if this or that happens. Sounds like you need to find a new mechanic.
Sorry to hear about your problem
I would make him pay and fix it since he caused the problem. He should either do a job and do it right or tell you that he might have a problem and he won't be liable if this or that happens. Sounds like you need to find a new mechanic.
Sorry to hear about your problem
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My mechanic said the balancer was looking pretty bad before he touched it and it must have finished it off when he pulled it out. It ran perfectly fine until I turned on my AC, then my car started to shake. I found a place on the net www.taprecycling.com which can get the piece for $135 which is a lot better than $350! After I check it out a little more to make sure it’s ok, that’s probably the way I’ll go. Thanks again for the replies!
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