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Excessive crankshaft wobble

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by noodles93, Jul 28, 2023.

  1. Jul 28, 2023 at 11:11 AM
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    noodles93

    noodles93 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Recently have been fighting some pretty heavy vibrations at idle while in drive... everything *seems* fine but today I noticed my crankshaft pulley seems to have more wobble than I would think it should. Does this look excessive to anyone?

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  2. Jul 29, 2023 at 3:08 PM
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    Bivouac

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    Remains to be seen I bought the tires and wheels the rest came along
    Any wobble is to much time to replace before it lets you sit.

    Never fails it would happen in the worse place you would be in.
     
  3. Jul 29, 2023 at 3:34 PM
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    Rachelsdaddy

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    Replace the balancer and crank seal. Beware, that crank bolt is tight as a mofo. It ain't coming free with a 3/8 ratchet, in fact, begin with 3/4 drive, 6 point socket , 4' pipe, hardhat, earmuffs (due to profanity) have fun!
     
  4. Jul 29, 2023 at 4:33 PM
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    I’ve had it off before when I did my oil pump cover about 10k miles ago. Also replaced the crank seal at the same time. Used the starter bump method made quick work of it but torquing it down sure did suck
     
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  5. Jul 29, 2023 at 5:05 PM
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    So it's the original balancer? Regardless, swap that, start it with all the belts off. If your crank was screwed you wouldn't have no oil pressure plus it would have destroyed the oil pump/cover etc. And don't buy an AutoZone chunk of sh*t. Good luck
     
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