[s-cars] Crank pulley failure pics

[Robert Myers]

Yeah, Igor, the thing looks like it was designed by Hans und Fritz of 
Team Doorhandle fame during a big Oktoberfest weekend.

At 02:06 PM 7/3/2006, Igor Kessel wrote:
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>Robert Myers wrote:
> > Hi Y'all,
> >
> > After the crank pulley problem has once again reared its ugly head I
> > have put some pics of my failed crank timing belt pulley with its
> > missing "key".  Kinda hard to see but the key, which is an integral
> > part of the casting and is not what we normally think of as a key,
> > simply broke off.
> >
> > http://chips-ur-s.com/crankpulley.html
> >
> >
> > Bob
> > urS6 for sale: http://chips-ur-s.com/S6.html
>
>I have just received a new pulley. This thing is made out of some kind
>of light metal alloy, and the "key" is in fact a tiny unconvincing
>dimple, maybe 8x6 mm, cast from the same flimsy unconvincing alloy. And
>that wimpy thingy is supposed to sustain years and years of shearing
>torque applied to it by a turbocharged interference engine? Gimme a
>break! Why that rocket scientist from Ingolstadt would not put a grove
>in it and specify a Woodruff key machined of some real hardened steel is
>beyond my comprehension.
>
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>Igor Kessel
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Bob
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