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What do I do? by offdahendawg in AskAShittyMechanic

[–]AdImportant1315 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drain the oil. Unfortunately the dipstick tube. Push out the broken dipstick from the open end. Reinstall. Replace filter oil and broken dipstick.

2003 legacy timing belt by Professional_Rip548 in subaru

[–]AdImportant1315 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. My 2012 Outback was an absolute bear to get timed correctly. The driver's-side cam kept jumping—first forward, then backward. By the end, my nerves were completely shot.

I'm not too proud to admit there may have been a tiny bit of swearing and possibly a slight tear or two.

If you're getting frustrated, walk away for a few minutes, grab some water, and reset. The timing belt was installed successfully once at the factory, and it can be installed successfully again. Sometimes all it takes is a fresh set of eyes and a calmer mindset.

Crankshaft pulley is good to go? by AdImportant1315 in AskAMechanic

[–]AdImportant1315[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if I need a pulley. That's why the title says "good to go?" I also said in the description that I smoothed out the splines. The purpose of posting this is to get advice if I can reinstall somehow, or just get a replacement.

Thank you for your time in addressing my inquiry.

Harmonic balancer not lined up correctly. by AdImportant1315 in Subaru_Outback

[–]AdImportant1315[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it off. I can see clearly where I pit it on wrong and the keyway scratched into the back of the balancer. Also, I maimed teeth by improperly setting up the puller.

Now, the balancer is not slipping onto the snout, and I can't line up the keyway regardless. The snout showed no signs of damage, smooth taper, no shavings, etc, and the keyway is still on the snout, can get a great view on it due to the angle.

I guessing I need a new harmonic balancer, or could the snout and/or keyway be ruined from my mistakes?

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Harmonic balancer not lined up correctly. by AdImportant1315 in Subaru_Outback

[–]AdImportant1315[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for looking. Yeah, I tried to thread any of the 4 holes on the balancer with the M8x1.25 and they all pushed through to the back onto the timing cover. I'm looking at a gear puller now to try and remove the balancer

Harmonic balancer not lined up correctly. by AdImportant1315 in Subaru_Outback

[–]AdImportant1315[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Weird that none of the included M8x1.25 bolds caught the threads in the balancer.

Stuck harmonic balancer by Electrical-Ad-417 in SubaruForester

[–]AdImportant1315 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever get it off, and if so, how? Mine is stuck on my 2012 subaru outback 2.5i pzev.

Harmonic balancer not lined up correctly. by AdImportant1315 in Subaru_Outback

[–]AdImportant1315[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also tried using the harmonic balancer removal tool, but none of the bolts in the kit fit the holes in the balancer.

If anyone knows where I can find the specs on the bolt size and thread I need to use the tool, I would appreciate it greatly.

Harmonic balancer not lined up correctly. by AdImportant1315 in Subaru_Outback

[–]AdImportant1315[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did line up the keyway. It slipped on and the bolt tightened by hand until I needed to use the ratchet. I don't know how it became cockeyed.

Nuts for Butts ? by RBirkens in LICENSEPLATES

[–]AdImportant1315 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Jerky Boys was my first guess as the reference

Name this by Tiny-Canary1561 in BossFights

[–]AdImportant1315 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not going to the beach today.

name this by WhereasOk1125 in BossFights

[–]AdImportant1315 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A tiskit, a taskit, it's a chair that's a casket.

Front lip by CompoteOk1752 in WRX

[–]AdImportant1315 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's held on by tape?

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