How To Remove the harmonic balancer on a 2001 ram

need to remove harmonic balancer

ON most engines there is only on pulley as part of the harmonic balancer. It is the on that has the rubber between the pulley and the center bit on the crank. Any other pulleys are normally bolted to this pulley on the center hub piece . I'm thinking that the mount bolts have fallen out.

Sorry to tell you this but you need to get a new harmonic ballancer wheel.
The rubber that came out is part of the whole constructed unit.
The rubber lining inside the housing helps balance out any vibration in the belt assembly.
The rubber has to be inside the grooved drum that the belts attach to powered by the crankshaft,so no rubber inside is like driving your car without tires on the rims.
Slip around nice eh? so does the gap between the belt housing and the pulley that's attached to the crankshaft.

You have to have a harmonic balancer puller that you can rent at you local parts store.

jack up vehicle ,remove passenger side front tire remove plastic splash shield now under hood find your serpentine belt tensioner release tension on belt and remove belt now back at the plastic shield with it removed you should see your harmonic balancer install correct puller onto balancer and remove

3.8L Engine

1. Turn OFF the ignition.
   
2. Remove the serpentine belts from the crankshaft pulley.
   
3. Raise the vehicle.
   
4. Remove the right front wheel and tire assembly.
   
5. Remove the right inner fender access cover.
   
6. Hold the flywheel with a (J 37096) flywheel holding tool.
   
7. Using 28 mm socket, remove the crankshaft harmonic balancer retaining bolt.
   
8. Remove the crankshaft harmonic balancer, using a (J 38197-A) balancer remover.
   
9. Remove the crankshaft position sensor shield (1). Do not use a pry bar.
   
10. Disconnect the sensor electrical connector.
    
11. Remove the attaching bolts from the crankshaft position sensor.
    
12. Remove the crankshaft position sensor from the block face.
    

To install:

1. Position the crankshaft position (CKP) sensor to the block.
   
2. Install the bolts to hold the CKP sensor to the block face. Tighten the bolts to 14-28 ft. lbs. (20-40 Nm).
   
3. Reinstall the crankshaft position sensor shield.
   
4. Connect the CKP sensor electrical connector.
   
5. Position the crankshaft harmonic balancer on the crankshaft.
   
6. Hold the flywheel with a (J 37096) flywheel holding tool.
   
7. Using a (J 36660-A) torque/angle meter, tighten the harmonic balancer bolt to 110 ft. lbs. (150 Nm), plus an additional 76 degrees.
   
8. Install the right inner fender access cover.
   
9. Install the right front wheel and tire assembly.
   
10. Tighten the wheel nuts to 104 ft. lbs. (140 Nm.).
    
11. Lower the vehicle.
    
12. Reinstall the serpentine belts.
    

It looks like this:

i have a 1998 caravan my harmonic balancer fell off my qquestion is is there 2 separate keys that hold on the timing gear and the balancer pulley on, i have been to the dodge dealer and they printed me out pics but i still don't know for sure if the timing gear has it's own key or there is just 1 long key that holds both the timing gear and the balancer ......PLEASE HELP

One problem pops into head when I think about your description of the problem. The bolts that hold the pressure plate to the flywheel may be too long, causing the engine block to interfere with the rotation of the flywheel.

if the timing is off by 180' this will do it or there is a ckank sencer on it and it should be looked at if knoked or banged could be bad..

Greetings!
Further to Tinkertoys1's note...

Yes, the harmonic balancer is manufactured to only fit on one way.
Now, knowing this, the harmonic balancer has a timing mark set into the outside area of the balancer.

Cheers, Jay