Harmonic balancer pulley broke on my 1998 ford Taurus. I replaced the pulley and the new one also broke within 100 miles. The break is similar to if another pulley had locked up causing the crankshaft pulley to spin in two but all other pulleys seem to be spinning freely. Any idea on what can be causing this?

SOURCE: 1992 ford tempo 4 cyl

I had this same problem a while back, water pump... replaced the water pump and all was well. If you run it for very long without you'll kill it. Hope this helps, KJS

SOURCE: is the crankshaft pulley aright or left handed thread

The bolt in the middle is usually counterclockwise. Standard thread removal.

SOURCE: how to replace crankshaft pulley on 98 ford

You will have to get the engine loose and raise it enough to slide it off the crankshaft. If not it hits the frame rail. There is only about 4 inches of free space there.

SOURCE: 1999 Ford Taurus. Can see

There is a key way in the crankshaft and the balancer with a woodruff key that keeps it locked in place. The woodruff key resembles a half moon shape. You will have to remove the balancer to see what kind of damage there is and go from there.

Jeremy W.

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• Posted on Feb 25, 2012

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On a 3.0 OHV you can not bypass the a/c pulley. You either have to replace the compressor or you can buy a pulley and bracket that takes the place of the a/c compressor. You can find these at your local parts store. You other option is to find a used a/c compressor. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer them. Thank you for using FixYa.com!

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