FROM CHRIS VIA EMAIL:

Hi, just recently i changed the front and real main seals in an xp 170cu in motor and during the process i had to remove the harmonic balancer, after taking it off i realised it was in two pieces seperated by a rubber/plastic damper and there were no alignment markings on it. as you can guess this could pose a problem puttin it back together. the inner ring has a keyway in it so it can only go on one way but the outer ring has the timing markings on it. the way i put it back on was the i knew the car was set to 10degrees BTDC so i put it on tested the timing, rotaed the outer ring, tested timing again and so on untill it was back to saying 10 degrees BTDC. But i was just wondering, how owuld i know if it was correct to begin with? i was wondering if there are supposed to be timing marks on it that maybe i can't see because of paint or something, or if you's have a way of aligning. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

thanks and regards

chris

Fastlane Administrator

I don't think it is supposed to be in 2 pieces.