# Remove a harmonic balancer from a 1991 buick regal 3.8

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-a-harmonic-balancer-from-a-1991-buick-regal-3-8/28314>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 26, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-a-harmonic-balancer-from-a-1991-buick-regal-3-8/28314 "2009-03-26T00:13:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![scottysofty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@scottysofty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scottysofty)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-a-harmonic-balancer-from-a-1991-buick-regal-3-8/28314/1 "2009-03-26T00:13:08Z")

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how do I pull a harmonic balancer from a 1991 buick regal 3.8 when there are only 3 slots and no threaded holes?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-a-harmonic-balancer-from-a-1991-buick-regal-3-8/28314/2 "2009-03-26T00:48:24Z")

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You need one of these pullers.[http://www.thefind.com/cars/info-otc-gm-harmonic-balancer](http://www.thefind.com/cars/info-otc-gm-harmonic-balancer)

Tester

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**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-a-harmonic-balancer-from-a-1991-buick-regal-3-8/28314/3 "2009-03-26T01:23:04Z")

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It wont just pull off by hand?? When I was at the dealership in the late 80’s the crank pulleys just slid on and off by hand.

transman

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**Author:** ![scottysofty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@scottysofty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scottysofty)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-a-harmonic-balancer-from-a-1991-buick-regal-3-8/28314/4 "2009-03-30T02:24:13Z")

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Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately if it was that easy I wouldn’t be asking. I was able to make my own puller by cutting (3) 5/16" x 2 1/2" bolts and taking the cut off piece and welding the bolt into tee section. This worked very well with my existing puller.