1948 dodge club coupe straight 6 harmonic balancer?

[Randy Brian]

Hey guy's,

 

New and need help. is it a harmonic balancer or a vibration dampener? and how do you remove it? mine seems to be in 2 peices with the thick metal part spinning free

 

Thanks Randy

[desoto1939]

They are called by both names. You will need to us a puller to remove it off the camshaft.  They can be rebuilt. look up damperdan if i remember the name correctly.

 

Rich Hartung

desoto1939@aol.com

[DonaldSmith]

As I remember, the pulley and damper assembly bolt to a hub.  The hub needs a puller to remove, but the pulley can be unbolted.  One of the bolt holes is off the mark, so that the pulley can only be installed with the timiing marks in the right location.     Similarly, the key in the hub assures its proper location. 

[Randy Brian]

Thanks for the help. is it a 2 peice deal bulkanized plus the pulley closest to the motor, so I got 3 peices all together and the thick middle one spins freely, the car runs fine but this looks funny to me. This is on a 48 dodge club coupe 3 window. 

[Randy Brian]

I found another thread about vibration damper, they say some dodge 6 cyl had them and some did not just a pulley, some folks removed theirs with no problems without it. just seems strange to be able to run one without a vibration damper. 

[Ernie Baily]

I recently had my 48 Plymouths redone by another company called "Damper Dudes" and they were quite reasonable($140) and quick if I remember correctly.

 

 

Good Luck!

[greg g]

There are these guys too.  Not a recommendation, do your due diligence as with any consumer goods results may vary.  

https://www.damperdoctor.com

[Adam H P15 D30]

On 5/20/2018 at 9:09 PM, Randy Brian said:

I found another thread about vibration damper, they say some dodge 6 cyl had them and some did not just a pulley, some folks removed theirs with no problems without it. just seems strange to be able to run one without a vibration damper. 

My Wayfarer does not have a damper but I also read somewhere that a lot of Fluid Drive cars didn't come with them, but who knows.

[Branded]

2 hours ago, Adam H P15 D30 said:

My Wayfarer does not have a damper but I also read somewhere that a lot of Fluid Drive cars didn't come with them, but who knows.

Same with my 49 Wayfarer.

[49roadster]

Wayfarer no damper, Coronet has damper.