Harmonic Balancer/pulley troubles

[Oldsdank81]

so to start it off, my crank pulley doesn't want to line up to accept a v-belt.
Water pump pulley, ps pump and alternator are all LWP and I thought my pulley set was also.
Water pump is two groove and crank is 3.
After removing the crank pulley a second time i notice the balancer has almost a spacer like piece of aluminum attached to the front.

Now I've looked up some online and haven't seen any that look similar and the difference in Pulley alignment is about the same as the thickness in the metal.

I didn't want to pry it off if it belongs there or cause any damage.
Any pointers on a solution?

Thank You

 

[Cwc]

so to start it off, my crank pulley doesn't want to line up to accept a v-belt.
Water pump pulley, ps pump and alternator are all LWP and I thought my pulley set was also.
Water pump is two groove and crank is 3.
After removing the crank pulley a second time i notice the balancer has almost a spacer like piece of aluminum attached to the front.

Now I've looked up some online and haven't seen any that look similar and the difference in Pulley alignment is about the same as the thickness in the metal.

I didn't want to pry it off if it belongs there or cause any damage.
Any pointers on a solution?

Thank You

That is not part of a oe balancer,if you are using original steel gm pulleys,you need to remove aluminum spacer

 

[Oldsdank81]

That is not part of a oe balancer,if you are using original steel gm pulleys,you need to remove aluminum spacer

I appreciate the response , I didn't think it looked right considering the age of the balancer. Should it just pry off the front?

 

[565bbchevy]

That is a heck of an alignment issue if someone needed to add a pulley spacer that thick, as long as there are no recessed Allen head bolts etc. holding it on then it should pry off.

 

[Oldsdank81]

That is a heck of an alignment issue if someone needed to add a pulley spacer that thick, as long as there are no recessed Allen head bolts etc. holding it on then it should pry off.

Yes I'm not sure how it lined up whoever ran it before me. Lots of jumbled brackets and what not.

So I Finally got it off with a little persuading. Now the inevitable question. Which size bolts do I need to reinstall the crank pulley. Not sure if the existing ones will be to long now

 

[Oldsdank81]

Little bit of an update. Now the lip on my pulley won't fit flush inside the balancer.
Balancer is under 1 inch wide
I know after 68 the lwp used a 1.5 inch
Not sure if they are specific to lwp or swp