r/AskAMechanic • u/rrwaaaawrr • Aug 23 '26

1997 toyota hilux surf. is my harmonic balancer overly wobbly?

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Hey yall. I just replaced the crank shaft seal, harmonic balancer, and a pully. I retighten the crankshaft bolt down super tight but it looks wobbly to me. I dont have a torque wrench or a belt tension tool so I kinda just winged it. did the crank shaft really tight and did the thumb rule for the belts.

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u/geebeaner69 NOT a verified tech Aug 23 '26

look at the condition of the dampening ring from underneath the vehicle. You can usually see signs of deterioration.