[Blasirl]

I will try this soon, the squeaking is beginning to get on my nerves haha.

This is usually a symptom of a malfunctioning intake PCV valve. If you have not already checked, read this:
2011-2016 Cruze 1.4 PCV Valve Cover/Intake Manifold Issues

 

[Blasirl]

I don’t see any debris and this is the 3rd balancer I’ve tried. They all go all the way in except for approx 1/8 inch and the bolt will not reach to pull it to. The old one however will slide right in and the bolt will attach no problem.

Check the keyway for burrs. Very lightly run a flat file though it to see if it snags.

 

[Blasirl]

I was able to get the harmonic balancer in finally with a little help from a bolt. Not much pressure at all when pushing it on with the bolt must have been a burr I could not see. Now everything is on and moving properly but now it sounds like my oil pump is making a grinding noise and showing a low oil pressure light. I had the oil pump changed about 1 year ago due to the same noise and the light. I was wondering if there may be something else causing the issue so I don’t have to change the oil pump again.

Can you post a video of the noise?

 

[Blasirl]

Hi, this is an older thread but I'll jump in. I just did the seal and I used a sturdy craftsman screwdriver but a rigid steel bar that will fit through the pulley slots will work. For loosening, put the bar through the pulley's right hand slot into an engine "crevice" and allow the other end to be braced under the engine bay side, so when you wrench the bolt off CCW the bar almost is self braced. You do have the keep the bar in place though so it doesn't slip. When reinstalling the pulley, put the bar through the left side of the pulley and allow the same bracing method under the engine bay wall. I used an 18" breaker bar and was able to torque the bolt off and back on.
The reason the pulley doesn't push in all the way at first in my case, is the internal "washer" in the same shape as the pulley flange was floating and had to be lifted up then quickly pushing the pulley flange in. Not forcefully but in a coordinated effort.
I was only able to do this job by myself because I removed both the motor mount and the wheel well liner. Bolt work from above and pulley/seal from the side. There is another thread on this subject
Hope this helps. Dave

Ali Express sells the "tool" pretty cheap for future reference.