AEL hamronic balancer

[philj]

Picked up a car thats had the cambelt done recently and the bottom pulley is wobbling dangerously.

Has anyone changed this recently?

Putting the part number into ebay and google pulls up a few options, only ones I'd look at is febi at about £100 and meyle at £115. Vw heritage show a meyle item also at £150.

Anyone ordered one from VW and could say who made it by any chance?

[spink]

the oem one from tps is about £115,I cant remember seeing any make as such marked on them apart from the audi markings

you can get non oem from gsf etc for about £60 but are made by 'hu flung dung' or similar

[philj]

Fair enough, sure i heard more than that, hence trying to find the oe make. Will ring them tomorrow, I just paid nigh on a tenner for just the 2 ball joint bolts. Usually why I don't bother with TPS .

No bits with happy clapping pandas on the box.

Is it just held on with the 4 allen key bolts or have I got to lock the crank and under the center bolt too?

Anyone know why it says "adapt with workshop equipment" on the cambelt cover on etka?

[yodasfro]

Need to lock the crank and take the center bolt out too.

[philj]

Cheers, TPS want £173...

[AndyP]

Might be worth asking if this really is a genuine Audi part

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A6-VW...item417380c440

[philj]

Cheers, I've asked, be a nice saving if it is. Whats the general lifepsan on these items?

[Mr.Crossfire]

Several hundred thousand km's, 10-15 years or so. You propably won't need to change it again, so spend a little and buy a quality item. It might also just be that the bolt is coming loose. It seems to be difficult to understand to many "mechanics" that the torque spec should be followed.

[philj]

Fair enough, mine has had a belt recently so could well be that.