[s-cars] timing check update: outta whack

[Ronald Whiton]

Thanks Fred,

I ordered a new crank pulley from my dealer today, and also called
Force5 for the crank lock.  Hopefully the old pig will be up and
running sometime Thursday.

I paid aound $72 for the pulley at local dealer.

Ron Whiton

On 7/3/06, Fred Munro <munrof at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Ron;
>
> I've never heard of a cam pulley shearing it's key; the torque on this
> pulley isn't that great.
>
> If all you've checked are the crank pulley and cam pulley timing marks, you
> can't tell if the crank pulley has sheared the key or if the engine just
> isn't timed right. To verify the pulley, line up the timing mark on the
> flywheel in the bellhousing window on the left side of the engine. If the
> crank pulley timing mark isn't lined up, the key is sheared off and the
> crank pulley has moved. As long as the cam mark is lined up, it probably
> doesn't make any difference as long as you are certain the crank bolt is
> tight, but personally I would fix it.
>
> HTH
>
> Fred Munro
> '97 S6 (someone else did the t-belt and now I'm wondering...)
> '94 S4 (I know this one's done right)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Ronald Whiton
> Sent: July 3, 2006 8:22 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] timing check update: outta whack
>
>
> I finally dug in there and have discovered:  the cam and crank timing
> marks are indeed off by about a inch.
>
> Is it most likely the crank pulley has sheared it's key?
>
> Can the cam pulley/sprocket suffer the same ailment?
>
> TIA
>
> Ron Whiton
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