How to Install the Harmonic Balancer on the Crankshaft on Dodge Ram 1500?

When you are installing the harmonic balancer, start by ensuring both the balancer bore and crankshaft nose are very clean. Align the balancer with the key in the crankshaft, hold it and gently slide it down until it's just in place. Insert Node (2) onto the shaft, match the roller bearing (1) with the threaded rod (3), making sure the surface is facing the screw and before threading on the third node, set the washer in place. Lubricate the threaded rod's threads with Mopar (R) Nickel Anti-Seize or something similar. Activate Special Tool 8512-A to put the balancer onto the crankshaft and afterwards, install and torque the balancer bolt to 175 Nm (130 ft. lbs.). Next, put in the fan assembly, then the radiator upper shroud and fasten everything so that the fasteners measure 11 Nm (95 in. lbs.). Attach the shroud fan connector, fasten the top radiator hose and place the drive belt. Then, add distilled water to the cooling tank and attach the negative battery cable.

How to Remove a Harmonic Balancer and Crankshaft Pulley on Dodge Ram 1500?

Before you take out the harmonic balancer or crankshaft pulley, isolate the battery cable hooked to the negative terminal. Loosen the tensioner after it touches the stop, then take out the belt and slowly move the tensioner into the freearm position. Hold the vehicle with the vehicle supported and do not work with the radiator pressure cap, the drain plugs of the engine block or the radiator draincock until the system has cooled off. Coolant should be emptied and the vehicle should be lowered after that. Open the upper radiator housing and notice that the fan assembly threads onto the pump hub and the cooler line is snapped to the bottom right of the fan shroud. After you've removed the fan blade/viscous fan drive assembly, do not place the viscous fan drive horizontally since this may allow silicone fluid to drain into the bearing assembly. Take out the whole unit made up of the fan shroud and fan blade or viscous fan drive. Then, loosen and remove the harmonic balancer retaining bolt and use the three jaw puller 8454 to pull off the crankshaft balancer, alongside part 8513A.

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- Other Name: Damper - Crankshaft; Harmonic Balancer Puller; Harmonic Balancer; Crankshaft Damper; Damper Crankshaft; Damper Vibration
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- 2009-2010 Dodge Ram 1500 | Laramie, SLT, ST, Sport, TRX, TRX4 | 8 Cyl 5.7 L GAS
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- Other Name: Damper - Crankshaft; Harmonic Balancer Puller; Harmonic Balancer; Crankshaft Damper; Pulley; Damper Crankshaft
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
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- 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 1500 | SLT, ST, SXT, TRX, TRX4 | 8 Cyl 4.7 L FLEX, 8 Cyl 4.7 L GAS
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- Other Name: Damper - Crankshaft; Engine Harmonic Balancer; Pulley; Damper Crankshaft; Damper, Vibration; Harmonic Balancer
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Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1994-2001 Dodge Ram 1500 | Base, LT, Laramie, SLT, ST, Sport, WS | 6 Cyl 3.9 L GAS, 8 Cyl 5.2 L CNG, 8 Cyl 5.2 L GAS
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- Other Name: Crankshaft; Harmonic Balancer Puller; Harmonic Balancer; Crankshaft Damper; Damper Crankshaft
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
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- 2008, 2003-2005 Dodge Ram 1500 | Laramie, SLT, ST, SXT | 8 Cyl 5.7 L GAS
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- Other Name: Damper - Crankshaft; Engine Harmonic Balancer; Pulley; Damper Crankshaft; Harmonic Balancer
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1994-2003 Dodge Ram 1500 | Base, LT, Laramie, SLT, SS/T 5.9L, ST, Sport | 8 Cyl 5.9 L GAS
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Dodge Ram 1500 Vibration Damper Part Number: 53020689AB
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- Other Name: Damper - Crankshaft; Harmonic Balancer Puller; Harmonic Balancer; Crankshaft Damper; Pulley; Damper Crankshaft
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- 2002-2010 Dodge Ram 1500 | Laramie, SLT, ST, SXT, TRX4 | 6 Cyl 3.7 L GAS, 8 Cyl 4.7 L FLEX, 8 Cyl 4.7 L GAS
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- 2004-2006 Dodge Ram 1500 | SRT-10 | 10 Cyl 8.3 L GAS, 8.3L V10
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- Other Name: Pulley - Crankshaft; Engine Crankshaft; Serpentine Belt Kit; Harmonic Balancer; Idler Pulley; Drive Pulley; Serpentine Idler Pulley; Pulley; Pulley Crankshaft; Pulley, Drive
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- 1994-2001 Dodge Ram 1500 | Base, LT, Laramie, SLT, SS/T 5.9L, ST, Sport, WS | 6 Cyl 3.9 L GAS, 8 Cyl 5.2 L CNG, 8 Cyl 5.2 L GAS, 8 Cyl 5.9 L GAS
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- Other Name: Damper - Crankshaft; Harmonic Balancer Puller; Harmonic Balancer; Crankshaft Damper; Damper Crankshaft
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The Harmonic Balancer in Dodge Ram 1500 vehicles play a vital role in balancing the engine as well as reducing vibrations resulting from the combusting cycle in the engine. This component in most of the vehicles is called the vibration damper: it is a metal housing enclosing the crank shaft having a thick metal inertia ring on the outside and a rubber ring that can flex in response to twisting movements. A good working order of the harmonic balancer allows the smooth running of the engine if however the rubber on the balancer has degraded due to age or environmentally related issues then there will be too much vibrations chances of which maydamage a crankshaft are high. In the course of time, Dodge Ram 1500 has applied different sorts of harmonic balancers, beginning with standard OE ones and proceeding up to performance ones used in engines adjusted for larger power output. Although OE harmonic balancers are adequate in managing vibration within production tolerance, performance harmonic balancers provide extra vibration absorption to engines of high hp and altered speed limits. Such performance options include traditional styles, high viscosity fluids, and tunable multispec which all went through safety testing when reaching high RPM and includes additional features such as, 360-degree timing marks for fine-tuning.

Dodge Ram 1500 Harmonic Balancer Parts and Q&A

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Q: How to Install the Harmonic Balancer on the Crankshaft on Dodge Ram 1500?
A:
When you are installing the harmonic balancer, start by ensuring both the balancer bore and Crankshaft nose are very clean. Align the balancer with the key in the crankshaft, hold it and gently slide it down until it's just in place. Insert Node (2) onto the shaft, match the roller bearing (1) with the threaded rod (3), making sure the surface is facing the screw and before threading on the third node, set the washer in place. Lubricate the threaded rod's threads with Mopar (R) Nickel Anti-Seize or something similar. Activate Special Tool 8512-A to put the balancer onto the crankshaft and afterwards, install and torque the balancer bolt to 175 Nm (130 ft. lbs.). Next, put in the fan assembly, then the radiator upper shroud and fasten everything so that the fasteners measure 11 Nm (95 in. lbs.). Attach the shroud fan connector, fasten the top radiator hose and place the Drive Belt. Then, add distilled water to the cooling tank and attach the negative battery cable.
Vibration Damper
53022083AA
Q: How to Remove a Harmonic Balancer and Crankshaft Pulley on Dodge Ram 1500?
A:
Before you take out the harmonic balancer or crankshaft pulley, isolate the Battery Cable hooked to the negative terminal. Loosen the tensioner after it touches the stop, then take out the belt and slowly move the tensioner into the freearm position. Hold the vehicle with the vehicle supported and do not work with the radiator pressure cap, the drain plugs of the engine block or the radiator draincock until the system has cooled off. Coolant should be emptied and the vehicle should be lowered after that. Open the upper radiator housing and notice that the fan assembly threads onto the pump hub and the cooler line is snapped to the bottom right of the fan shroud. After you've removed the Fan Blade/viscous fan drive assembly, do not place the viscous fan drive horizontally since this may allow silicone fluid to drain into the bearing assembly. Take out the whole unit made up of the fan shroud and fan blade or viscous fan drive. Then, loosen and remove the harmonic balancer retaining bolt and use the three jaw puller 8454 to pull off the crankshaft balancer, alongside part 8513A.