hybridspecies

The balancer on my 94 RWD 22re pickup needs replacing. The factory part is almost $400.00. Is it a mistake to go with one of the sub $100 aftermarket balancers like Dorman, Dayco, or ATP? If not, which one is recommended? Thanks.

Hugh_Mann

Is there a local junkyard/wrecker where you could find a used one? That's what I would try first.

hybridspecies

I could do that, but since 95 was the last year for that model pickup I'd most likely be getting a part with rubber that was at least 19 years old. I have to believe that I'd get more life out of an aftermarket part even if it is inferior. $400 just seems a tad unreasonable for a factory part (that may also have been sitting in storage for over a decade).

Hugh_Mann

You're talking about this part, correct? I would have no issue pulling that from a wrecked 22RE.

wyoming9

iTrader: (1)

I am running quite a few that are original.

My one experience with buying after market was the manufacture forgot one of the machining operations .
Just how is yours bad??

hybridspecies

Yah, that's the part. The rubber dampener is cracked and the pulley it's wobbling a little. I was at the dealer this afternoon and they wanted over $500 for the part. What did the aftermarket forget to machine? Which one was it?

wyoming9

iTrader: (1)

The part that when it was torqued down it put pressure on the oil pump housing and the engine would not move.

Interesting to find I had thought for some reason after doing a timing chain the engine seized .

To be honest I can`t recall just where it came from on Ebay and till I installed it and got every thing all apart again it was to late to try for a refund.

The only way I found it was by looking side by side with the old one.

I gotta say I would most likely go with the Dorman one because Napa sells them. They give me great service in case things go wrong.