{"id":22678,"date":"2014-11-29T07:53:40","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T12:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=22678"},"modified":"2014-11-29T07:53:40","modified_gmt":"2014-11-29T12:53:40","slug":"1998-dodge-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2014\/11\/1998-dodge-dakota","title":{"rendered":"1998 Dodge Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was in an accident. I replaced the fan blade, clutch, and radiator. The transmission cooler was ok and I left off the a;\/c condenser. the pulleys all looked ok. when I started the truck, the harmonic balancer started wobbling like crazy. Is there a chance it just needs to be straightened(it didn’t appear bent, maybe just loosen it up and re-center it or something)? Or will I likely have to replace it,?? and can i drive it like that?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was in an accident. I replaced the fan blade, clutch, and radiator. The transmission cooler was ok and I left off the a;\/c condenser. the pulleys all looked ok. when I started the truck, the harmonic balancer started wobbling like crazy. 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