Kent-Moore has a special tool for this purpose. Failing that, you can use a three-bolt puller, but do NOT completely unscrew the balancer pulley bolt before using the 3-bolt, just loosen it up a bit. The Kent-Moore tool works with the bolt removed.
harmonic balancer
It is behind the harmonic balancer.
behind the harmonic balancer
the crank sensor is behind the harmonic balancer
Behind the harmonic balancer (dampner) that is located behind the crankshaft pulley.
Not too familiar with that engine, but never use a hammer to press it on. Go to your local Kragen, Shucks or autozone, they have a harmonic balancer installer in which you can rent. It simply screws into the center of the shaft and evenly presses the harmonic balancer onto the crankshaft.
You can tighten ANYTHING too tight. EVERY bolt and screw has a specific torque specification. Look up what the torque specs are for the balancer bolt on your engine and tighten it to the specification.
i have a 90 cutlass ciera with a v6 3300 and just replased that. it is called a combanation sensor. its the crankshaft and cam together located at the back of the harmonic balancer attached to the block. it has 2 bolts on the right side holding it to the block a one in the middle to hold the sensor in place and the sensor sits in it and faces the harmonic balancer on the back of the interrupter rings
Behind the harmonic balancer. You will need to remove the right front tire, remove the access panel to the engine (through the wheel well), remove engine belt, remove harmonic balancer & pulley with a puller. Remove & replace crank sensor, align sensor with an alignment tool, replace balancer with an installer tool.. BE VERY careful with the balancer, the backside of it has a hall effect style blades. bending these blades will junk the balancer.
Answertiming out of adjustment. start with distributer timing and go to timing belt or chaincould be the crank position sensor located behind the harmonic balancer
If you are referring to the Crankshaft sensor, or crank angle sensor it is located on the passenger side of the engine compartment near the harmonic balancer. (For the 3.1 L) I have a 95 with a 3.1L and it had intermitant missing and starting problems. I replaced the crank position sensor (which was located behind the harmonic balancer) and the camshaft position sensor (located under the power steering pump) and it corrected the problem.
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