Cam & crank gears for I-5 motors

[Brett Dikeman]

At 6:46 PM +0100 11/25/03, Phil Payne wrote:

>I replace the crank gear about one time in four.  The key thing is 
>the state of the Woodruff
>key that engages in the crank - if it shows any sign of cracking at 
>the sides, I replace the
>pulley.  I find I usually have to drill out the Allen screws that 
>hold the pulley into the
>rear of the harmonic damper.

My crank gear had to be replaced at considerable cost($50-ish?) 
because it broke while the shop was trying to get it off with a 
puller:

http://frank.mercea.net/~brett/pics/car/audi/tbelt/crank_gear.jpg

The -previous- shop had applied a locktite-like substance all over 
the crank side of the gear to the extent that the gear required 
sandblasting to read the part number.

Apparently, the previous shop was highly concerned that the crank 
gear would pull a Houdini if not cemented in place.

Brett
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