The right schmutz for crank pulley bolt?
DeWitt Harrison
dewitt635 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 17 19:45:40 PDT 2014
The trouble with changing out the timing belt infrequently -- mmmm, every 8
years like clockwork -- is that one forgets some details. I'm ready to
install the crank pulley bolt for the new belt but have been brought up
short by confusing info in my Type 44's factory manual. The gas engine,
i.e. the MC engine, assembly instructions say to coat the bolt threads with
"corrosion inhibitor AMV 188 011 02" on one page and "corrosion inhibitor
AMV 188 000" on another. No direct google hits on either number but other
"AMV 188 ..." products were found, mostly liquid gasket kinds of things.
Then, for the diesel motor, the same bolt (and same torque), the threads
are to be coated with Loctite 573 which turns out to be one of their
"green," low strength thread lockers. Could the Loctite 573 act as a
corrosion inhibitor?
Anyway, what do you timing belt changers out there like to do in this
situation? Thanks for any thoughts.
Incidentally, the old timing belt, having maybe a few hundred miles on it
in spite of its advanced age, seemed to be in very good condition to my
hand and eye. Seemingly as flexible as the new one and no cracking or wear
that I could discern. The alternator belt was a different story.
DeWitt Harrison
'88 5kcs
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