Timing Damper, Fluidampr 870211 Externally Balanced Steel

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Fluidampr Engine Dampers are designed to control destructive vibrations that are transferred through the crankshaft.

Each time the air/fuel mixture inside a cylinder ignites, the combustion creates a torque spike applied to the crankshaft through the piston and rod.

This torque spike is so severe that it not only turns the crankshaft, but it also twists the crankshaft ahead of its normal rotation, and then the crankshaft rebounds.

This twisting action is known as torsional vibration.

When these torque spikes and forces get into phase with the natural frequency, critical torsional harmonic vibrations occur and can be seriously destructive to the bearings and crankshaft.

Dampers are designed to control those destructive vibrations.