[s-cars] Bullet Dodging - revisited

[Robert Myers]

Yes, there is a nice large washer which is a tight slip fit inside the 
pulley.  It serves simply as a spacer for the bolt.

At 02:32 PM 6/10/2005, mtgadbois at aol.com wrote:


>Bob,
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>Its been a year since I've been in there but isn't there a large washer in 
>that mess?
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>I'll look at my notes tonight but I thought with everything in place and 
>tightened up
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>the damper and crank gear is quite solid and not susceptable to movement.
>
>Mark near Chicago.
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>Prior Message:
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>Resolution (Next Day):
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>The new pulley arrived and went in.  Careful inspection reveals that the
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>rather massive ~330 ft-lbs torque of the crank bolt plays virtually no role
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>at all in holding the pulley's rotational location.  In essence the pulley
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>is free floating within (some rather precisely defined) limits.  By design
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>the only thing keeping the pulley from freely rotating WRT the crank is
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>that quite shearable key.
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>As John Tilden suggests, my future timing belt maintenance routine will
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>include replacing the crank pulley.
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>Recommendation:
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>I'd suggest that replacing this pulley should probably also be included in
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>your next TB replacement.
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>Bob
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Bob
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