So Fix it

Remove the batterys negative cable with a socket wrench, to avoid starting the engine inadvertently. Detach the drive belt for the air conditioner.

Raise the vehicle with a floor jack, and safely support it on jack stands. Disconnect the starter motor with a socket wrench to access the crankshaft. Remove the right cover for the transmission, and detach the lines for the transmission oil cooler from the radiator. Disconnect the cooler for the power steering fluid, if your vehicle is so equipped.

Attach Tool J 42386-A to the flywheel to hold the flywheel in place, and remove the mounting bolt for the crankshaft balancer with a socket wrench. Connect a removal tool to the crankshaft balancer, and pull the balancer from the crankshaft.

Mount the crankshaft balancer to the crankshaft with an installer tool. Fasten the old mounting bolt to the balancer, and tighten it to 240 foot-pounds with a torque wrench. Remove the old mounting bolt for the crankshaft balancer with a socket wrench.

Measure the depth of the crankshaft nose within the balancer bore with a depth micrometer. This measurement should be between 0.094 inches and 0.176 inches. Repeat steps three and four until the installation depth of the crankshaft balancer is within this range.

Fasten the new mounting bolt to the crankshaft balancer, and tighten it to 37 foot-pounds with a torque wrench. Turn the mounting bolt an additional 140 degrees clockwise with a socket wrench.

Attach the lines for the transmission oil cooler to the radiator, and torque the retaining nuts to 20 foot-pounds with a torque wrench. Connect the cooler for the power steering fluid, if your vehicle is so equipped. Replace the right cover for the transmission, and tighten it mounting bolt to 106 inch-pounds. Connect the starter motor.

Lower the vehicle, and attach the drive belt for the air conditioner. Connect the cable to the negative battery terminal with a socket wrench.

Raise the front of the car using a floor jack and secure it with a couple of jack stands. Start the engine and warm it to its highest operating temperature, or until the cooling fans kick on. Turn the engine off. Youll need to move fairly quickly from here on out, so make sure that you plan ahead and have the appropriate tools on hand. Have the appropriately-sized sockets fitted to several ratchets beforehand so you dont have to waste time hunting for the correct-size sockets.

Remove all of the belts that connect the crankshaft pulley to the engine accessories. If you have an older V-belt setup, loosen the alternator bolts, rotate the alternator downward and pull the belts off. If you have a serpentine belt, fit a socket or wrench to the belt tensioner and apply clockwise pressure to loosen the belt. You dont necessarily need to remove it, but it might make the job easier.

Fit the breaker bar over the end of your 1/2-inch drive ratchet, which youve already fitted with a three-inch extension and a socket sized to the balancer bolt. Hold a spray-can of keyboard dust remover upside down, and put the tip of the spray-tube right over the bolt head. Press the trigger on the can and spray the bolt head for about 20 seconds. The propellant in the can will act as a rigerant, causing the bolt to frost over. As the bolt cools, its metal will contract and will pull away from the hot crankshaft.

Fit the socket, ratchet and breaker bar to the bolt-head and give it a sharp yank. If the bolt does not come loose or the crankshaft turns, then quickly lift the breaker bar up to the bottom of the frame and secure it there with some duct tape. Make sure its not sitting on anything that will break or bend.

Crawl out from under the car and have an assistant turn the ignition key to bump the starter. Do not start the car, and do not lie under the car while your assistant bumps the starter. If the ratchet comes loose or something goes wrong, you could be seriously injured. If all goes according to plan, the ratchet will brace the bolt while the starter turns the crankshaft around it.

Remove the cable from the negative battery terminal with a socket wrench. This ensures that you dont start the engine accidentally while removing the crankshaft balancer.

Detach the accessory drive belts surrounding the crankshaft pulley to gain access to the pulley.

Raise the vehicle with a floor jack and support it on jack stands. Disconnect the right front wheel with a lug wrench. Remove the fasteners for the inner splash shield on the right front fender with a socket wrench. Detach the splash shield from the right front fender.

Disconnect the mounting bolts that attach the crankshaft pulley to the crankshaft sprocket with a socket wrench. Perform this step only if your engine has a displacement of 1.5 liters, 1.6 liters, 2.0 liters or 2.4 liters.

Remove the retaining bolt in the center of the crankshaft pulley with a socket wrench. Perform this step only if your engine has a displacement of 1.5 liters, 1.8 liters, 3.0 liters or 3.5 liters.

Attach a puller to the crankshaft pulley, and remove it from the crankshaft. The crankshaft balancer is part of the pulley.

Disconnect the cable from the negative battery terminal with a socket wrench. This prevents anyone from unintentionally starting the engine. Remove the air intake duct from the engine to access the crankshaft.

Raise the vehicle, and support it on jack stands. Disconnect the nuts from the engine mount with a socket wrench. Remove the cooler for the power steering fluid from the engine compartment.

Place a screw jack under the engine, and raise the engine slightly to access the crankshaft balancer. Remove the retaining bolts for the crankshaft balancer with a socket wrench. Attach a puller to the crankshaft balancer, and pull the balancer from the crankshaft.

Mount the new crankshaft balancer to the crankshaft, and tighten its mounting bolts to 60 foot-pounds with a torque wrench.

Lower the engine with the screw jack, and connect the cooler for the power steering fluid with a socket wrench. Fasten the nuts for the engine mount to 40 foot-pounds with a torque wrench. Lower the vehicle with the floor jack. Connect the air intake duct and negative battery cable.

Disconnect the accessory drive belts from the crankshaft damper. Place a breaker bar between the teeth of the flywheel ring gear to hold the crankshaft in place. Remove the bolt that attaches the crankshaft damper to the crankshaft with a socket wrench.

Attach a gear puller to the crankshaft damper and pull the crankshaft damper straight off the crankshaft. You may also be able to remove the crankshaft damper by hand. Ensure you dont lose the wood-ruff key when the crankshaft damper comes off the crankshaft.

Discard the oil seal for the crankshaft and replace it with a new seal.

Place the crankshaft damper onto the crankshaft, and install the wood-ruff key to the crankshaft. Coat the mounting bolt for the crankshaft damper with clean engine oil. Tighten the mounting bolt to between 123 and 130 foot-pounds with a torque wrench.

Mount the accessory drive belts to the crankshaft damper.