[V8] Help - Need Crankshaft Gear

[Tony and Lillie]

I've seen it several times, most common on older diesel VW's. I've also done 
a couple of 5-cyl's and one BMW with this problem. However, never on a V8 
before. But, I haven't done a lot of TB's on V8's, either.

Tony

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Subject: Re: [V8] Help - Need Crankshaft Gear


>
> I have NEVER seen this before today out of all the TB's I have done on 
> V8's.  Whomever did the TB last time somehow sheared the keyway off of the 
> inside of the timing belt gear. Unfortunately, as everyone knows the 
> keyway is molded as part of the gear itself.  There is a "very slight" bit 
> of it left, but is almost sheared off flush. They then put some sort of 
> glue/epoxy on it when they reassembled.  I still do not understand how it 
> made it 60K without jumping time.
>
> Has anyone seen this before or is this a first?
>
> Kyle