2007 Santa Fe Crank Dampener/Harmonic Balancer

No machining this time, but a minor mechanical repair. A friend of mine recently called and asked if I could help him fix his son's 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe. It had a rattling under the hood and the power steering was sort of working but not well. Turns out that the crankshaft dampener, also called the harmonic balancer, had come apart. On these units it is also the crankshaft pulley, so the accessories were not being driven properly.
In this video it is a simple mechanical repair, including replacing the failed dampener, front crankshaft oil seal, and serpentine belts with tools found (or can be made up) at home.
As always, thanks for watching!

[@HecTechFPV]

Mate! , thankyou for this video! . My 2010 diesel santa fe just lost power steering and the battery light came on, found out it was the balancer with a $900 quote but watching this made me feel a whole lot better and gave me the confidence to tackle it myself.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks for writing, I'm glad you could find it useful. I did not know balancer delamination was such a problem with the Hyundais until hearing from others like yourself.

[@robertoswalt319]

A couple of years ago I replaced the timing belt on my son's 2000 Santa Fe and wound up fabricating a tool like you showed in order to remove one of the cam sprockets. The job wound up taking two days because I lost a long bolt for the AC bracket. I wound up going to a car salvage center to get the bolt I needed. As I picked up the wheel to finish up the project, I found the missing bolt. It had fallen into one of the lug nut holes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

The tool is not a complex one, for sure, and the tool trucks have nice ones, but for occasional use it's just as easy to make one like you did. Isn't it ironic how missing parts show up as one is finishing up a job and a replacement for the missing one is already procured . . . Thanks for joining in!

[@thosearentoars]

That was awesome! Have seen the outer ring slip changing the timing mark position, also slip inward and wear through the timing cover causing an oil leak, but NEVER seen them gone! and the belt is still there...

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Yep, like I was saying below to number40fan, this is a new one to me too. You see all sorts of things on cars over the years as a mechanic! Thanks for joining in!

[@ChrisB257]

Wow - what a difference comparing old and new! Your auto experience helps a lot - plus having right tools. Made it look super easy... surprised crank pulley bolt came out without a huge fight. Won't be too long before you reach 3k!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Hey Chris, this at least was a reasonably straightforward one, and thankful that Hyundai doesn't make their crank bolts brutally tight like Honda does. As for numbers, we'll see where it goes. Just having fun with it and hopefully it will be useful as an online portfolio when needed. Hope you're feeling well.

[@stevecanny1583]

Nice job Everett, and great camera work getting us right in there :) Reminds me of the wrenchin' days of my youth :)

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks, it is a challenge to get a decent angle with enough light to be clear. I don't do much wrenching lately, just occasionally helping family and friends.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Great job man ! the seal was a pro's touch of class . Most don't even think of replacing it ..ENJOYED !!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks, it's a fairly simple repair but hopefully will be of use to someone who may need to do this on a similar vehicle. As you know from your work on machinery, replacement during maintenance and repairs are a judgment call at times - this time I did due to mileage and age. Glad you liked it!

[@louisolazagasti4979]

@@EverettsWorkshop question what's the name of that seal you used

[@EverettsWorkshop]

@@louisolazagasti4979 Hi Louis, the seal that was replaced here is called the Front Crankshaft Oil Seal. With the mileage and age of the vehicle it needed to be replaced with the install of the new crank pulley.

[@howder1951]

Nice repair Everett, My bike and truck are both over ten years old, so I get one of these projects every year it seems. I find it very interesting, last bout was an exhaust manifold stud broken on the Ford, before that last fall was the drive belt on the Harley. Cheers and keep them coming!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Oh man, did lots of broken manifold studs on Dodges but the worst broken manifold stud removal experience I ever had was a Ford Excursion . . . Thanks for the kind words, hope you're doing well.

[@JamesDedmon]

Quick but simple job. Well done. I gave up that stuff years ago. I do see something you need, I have a tool that fits on a floor jack that replaces the pad that allow you to jack the car on the rail that runs along the unibody without damaging it. It be simple to make. If you wish email me and I’ll try and find it and send you a photo and dimensions of it

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Jim, I just figured to run the camera while I was doing up my buddy's son's car anyway. I've just used a 2x4 on the sill till now, haven't gotten to making a sill seam bracket for the jack. It's a good idea, maybe I'll do that in an upcoming video. The thing is that I'd like to design it so there's the least amount of welding in it, not because I don't trust my welds for my own uses, but that I don't want someone to make a welded one like I would and potentially have his or her welds fail at a bad time. Might take you up on the picture of it, though. Never hurts to see other people's ideas when designing something.

[@rodneykiemele4721]

Bravo Everett, that was a very well done tutorial. I don’t own a car like that but that was an impressive short class on the.subject.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Rodney, I figured I was doing it anyway to help my buddy's son out. I was hoping it could be of use to someone who wanted to try doing the same thing on his/her Hyundai if it was needed. Glad you liked it, thank you for the kind words!

[@pierresgarage2687]

Reminds me the time I was able to work near the ground, not any more...!!! That went well, so muche better when all nuts come out without a fight... Finally, I could get some good advise from you on how to fix cars... ;)

[@EverettsWorkshop]

I was surprised how easily the crank pulley bolt came out too, especially after my father-in-law's Honda. As for advice, I've often said advice that is free is often worthless, and if someone wants my two cents they can have it but we don't use pennies in Canada any more so it rounds down to nothing :p Hope you're doing well!

[@dannywilsher4165]

I'm sorry but this was way too easy!!!! I just last month replaced the balancer on my 93 Jeep Grand Cherokee and it was much more work than this. I had to use a puller to get mine off. And had to go buy a longer bolt to pull it back on. But the good thing that came out of the deal is I now have a three spoke ring to make me a new tail shaft wheel to replace the broke one on my LeBlond lathe. Life is good!!! Enjoyed the video Everett!!!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Hey Danny, I know what you're saying, the domestics like to press their dampers on to the crankshafts whereas it seems the Asians are good with just the key. I'm just glad that the bolt wasn't brutally tight like the Hondas usually are. Nice little bonus for you to get a lathe part out of the leftover pieces, though! Glad you liked it, thanks for joining in!

[@dannywilsher4165]

@@EverettsWorkshop Reminds me of a Toyota I had a few years back. Had to take it to a 18 wheeler tire shop and they had to hammer on the bolt with a one inch impact to break it loose....

[@garyhall2126]

Nice job! Amazing that thing was running at all! You are good at getting difficult camera angles. Just watching makes my knees hurt! LOL! Subs are climbing steadily, 100K will be here before you know it! Stay warm and safe.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks, it's always a challenge to get a decent view with lighting on cars. Just having fun with the channel, we'll see where it goes. Thanks for coming by!

[@bhein67]

It would appear you've done that before. Nice having all the right tools for the job. Thanks for sharing!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

It was the first one on a Hyundai that I've done but I did a number of Chrysler 3.6 Pentastar ones. Some of them broke holes into the timing cover. First time I've seen one run the belt on the rubber though!

[@gregwhite5058]

Very nice job. Great camera work! My wife has a 2002 Santa Fe. Her harmonic balancer also failed, but serpentine came off on hers (fortunately, in the driveway) so she suddenly had no power steering. Looks like the oil seal is now leaking so I wanted to see how easy a job that would be to replace. I think hers is pretty similar to the 2007 in that area so should be something I can do.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thank you, hopefully the video can be of help to you - the thing to watch is that the V6 in 2002 was a 2.7L, the one in the video had a 3.8L. The dampener and the seal are different part numbers but the replacement procedure should be a similar idea. You would want to double check the crank pulley bolt torque on the 2.7 but I think it is about 130 lb-ft from what I can gather.

[@RagsdaleCreek]

Nice video I done that repair on Chevy and Ford . I never had it that easy though. But I know their all not going to be like that. Great repair job. Sent you stickers hope you got them

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Hey Anthony, just checked the mail this afternoon and your envelope was in there, thank you! I know what you mean about the older domestics vs the Asian vehicles, it seems like the domestics need pullers but the Asian makes don't. Thanks again for the stickers, will put them up on the board!

[@sharkrivermachine]

I really don't miss doing that kind of work, although this was a fairly easy one. Thanks for sharing.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

I haven't been pulling wrenches professionally for a few months now, so it's kind of fun to work on cars now to help friends and family now. Just hoping it can be of use to someone considering a DIY repair. Hope you're doing well!

[@sharkrivermachine]

I stopped doing auto repair professionally in 1995. I still do my own work but even that is getting few and far between.

[@jleesjerry]

Thank you for your expertise and clear and concise explanation.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks for coming by! Hope it was of help to you.

[@JourneymanRandy]

Nice repair Everett. I'm surprised that came apart. It should have outlasted the vehicle. Take care

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Randy, I've seen a number of dampeners come apart but not like this one, leaving the belt in place! Hope you're not going too crazy with the snow and manhole covers . . .

[@Zzcctennis]

Great video! Very helpful information and visual of parts and process. Much appreciated

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks, glad you could find it useful!

[@voiceinwilderness7]

You made that look easy. Well made video.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Christopher, hopefully it was useful for you!

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

You do nice work! I like your technique for holding the crank pulley/vib dampener. Isn't it nice to have a removable splash shield?

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks, sometimes a person just needs to clobber something together to hold parts. And yes, it helps to get that splash shield our of the way, beats some cars where the subframe rail goes right in front of the dampener.

[@TheRyanDoran]

220 ft lbs seems a lot! I can’t find any torque specs. Where did you find that info? Super helpful video either way!! Great, clear shots.

[@xcodychaosx]

Ok you didn't have to use a puller to remove the pulley?? Mine is attached to something and pulling it with when I try removing ive used a harmonic balancer puller and a 3 claw puller and neither have worked any advice would be super helpful

[@EverettsWorkshop]

I'm sorry for the late reply, life here at home lately has been hard on any KZbin time i may have had before, lol. I wonder if yours has a bunch of corrosion on the crankshaft snout, holding the pulley on. They are a sliding fit, not pressed on. Only thing I can suggest is to remove the bolt, soak the crank snout in penetrating oil (not too much as to hydraulic lock the bolt tightening it back up) and let it soak for a few days. Then try your puller again. Sorry, this is the best I can suggest for the moment besides using a torch to heat it and that gets sketchy fast on engine parts, lol!

[@number40Fan]

How the heck did it manage to lose the outer ring of the balancer and yet the belt stayed attached? Maybe it just rusted off up there! :D

[@EverettsWorkshop]

I was somewhat surprised to see that too, after how many years of pulling wrenches. Usually in engines of that class, when the dampener comes apart it at least spits the belt if not breaks the timing case. Did a number of Chrysler 3.6 timing covers because of that. Who knows . . . Thanks for hanging out again, though!

[@ShazammtheProducer]

how much does this cost to fix my Harmonic Balancer is sparking said the guys who changed my oil

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Well, depends on where you live and if you do it yourself or book it in to a shop. The parts were about $220 Canadian, and a shop should not take more than an hour to do it and the seal.

[@lar4305]

Just replaced the one on my 07 santa fe. found it by accident when changing to belt. Good thing i did or it was about to come apart.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

It seems to be a reasonably common failure on these engines, but Hyundai is not the only make to have this issue. When I was at Chrysler there were a number of Dodge Journeys and Caravans that had the balancer come apart and take pieces out of the timing cases.

[@jefferysill5539]

Timing gear is fused to balancer, doing timing belt and water pump, have old balancer soaking in at and on blaster overnight. Any tips??

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Hmmm, that sucks if the balancer is stuck on the snout of the crankshaft. You would most likely need a gear puller that can grab on the center hub of the dampener, as well as some sort of slug or button of steel to put in the center to protect the threads in the hole. If you have it soaking in penetrating oil overnight and use a puller, that would be the next step as far as I would be doing as well. Strange that it is seized on to the crankshaft, do you live in a very rust-prone area?

[@jefferysill5539]

@@EverettsWorkshop ordered new crank gear, pin got to buggered up, tried drill out to no avail, oh well

[@jefferysill5539]

@@EverettsWorkshop ,Long Island NY. 1st belt at 130,000 miles picked up new balancer and ordered new gear. Already painted back of new balancer with neversieze, will do same with pin on new gear, thank you

[@optimusry19legalgarden38]

Hey Everett amazing job on the video very beautiful work sir fellow Canadian here was wondering if I could send you a video to watch thanks so much for your video very well done. Really In a pickle could use some help

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Hey, thanks for the kind words, sorry it took a bit to get back to you. Not sure how I could be of help but if you email me at [e-mail] I'll see what I can do.

[@3kkk514]

Di you have timing belt kit and water pump change? Santa fe 2.2 crdi

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Sorry but I have not done a video on doing that job on one of those engines. I can imagine it should be reasonable for one to do the job himself/herself with a service manual in hand though.

[@damoblake6000]

Nice tip for anyone trying to tighten the crank bolt... Use an axle stand for a support, thank me later ;)

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Lol, I agree, it does help a lot with stability - not sure if you've seen my Honda V6 timing belt video but I had to do just that trick when dealing with the crank bolt on that one.

[@jimmyhart3677]

You got it

[@EverettsWorkshop]

The ironic part is that the young fellow who owned this SUV was kind of hard on it and put a rod through the block about 2 months later. All I know is that it was good when it left my shop, lol 😁

[@3kkk514]

What engine model is this D4EB?

[@EverettsWorkshop]

It's not the D4EB diesel, my friend's car had the 3.7L V6

[@cbdidaho4468]

wondering why my 07 has a totally different pulley with the roll pin and looks like it needs to be pulled with a puller if any one knows what the difference is I'm all ears!! thanks !!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

From what I gather, the 2007 was a crossover year between the 2.7L and 3.8L engines, you might have the 2.7 in yours.

[@cbdidaho4468]

thanks, was kinda thinking it was something like that!

[@rvborgh]

this is one of the few issues the 2.7 litre V6 has.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Crazily enough I've seen this issue on Chrysler 3.6 V6's as well, had a couple that wore right through the timing cover. Not sure if other makes have had the same problem in recent years.

[@rvborgh]

@@EverettsWorkshop The 2.2 diesel engines fitted to the 2nd gen Santa Fe's overseas (they were not offered here in the USA) also suffer from this issue.

[@metalworksmachineshop]

I had one come apart years ago. Not a fun job changing it. You have a box in the post headed your way.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Seen quite a few come apart on Chrysler V6's, wonder if they use the same OEM. Just saw your tool find video and heard you mention the surface gauge. Thanks for sharing one with me!

[@stephenwagar2663]

I Wish You Would Not Apologize

[@EverettsWorkshop]

It's habit. I live in Canada, we apologize for too much. It's just normal speech here, lol. At least it was only twice in this one! Hope you're doing well.