Harmonic balancer

[wilbur124]

I have 73 SE with a 1978 440 in it.  The harmonic balancer is getting ready to come apart.  Luckily I made it back home without the entire engine coming apart. 

I know it makes a difference between the earlier 440s and the later ones.  Can someone tell me what the difference is and if there any good aftermarket balancers available?  It is basically a stock engine and other than the occasional burnout, I don't run it hard and don't plan to.  I don't need anything more than a stock balancer.  Any advice is welcome.  Thanks.

[John_Kunkel]

The cast crankshaft 440 uses a unique external-weighted balancer. Any used balancer you find is likely to be in the same shape as yours. You can have yours rebuilt, the two rebuilders that I've dealt with are both in Northern California...one is the Damper Doctor

http://www.damperdoctor.com/

and the other is Damper Dudes

http://www.damperdudes.net/

[wilbur124]

Sorry for the late reply, but thanks for the info.

[Nacho-RT74]

I know it makes a difference between the earlier 440s and the later ones.  Can someone tell me what the difference is

http://www.440source.com/dampers.htm

[charge69]

I did not need a harmonic balancer for my rebuild but that is a great link, Nacho-RT74. Lots of good information there.