[Vwdiesel] Pulley Wobble

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/17/2007 9:57:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
knealeski at sbcglobal.net writes:

> I have a couple mm of wobble in the pulley assembly on my 1994 Jetta TD 
> engine.  I can see the indicated edge (arrow) at  
> http://www.pbase.com/kneale_brownson/image/84035954 moving in and out some while it spins.  Same for the 
> smaller pulley with the belt for water and power steering pumps.  The smaller 
> bolts are tight.  
>   
>  I'm told the keyway on the cranshaft is suspect in these circumstances.  
> What all do I need to pull to check that?  If the keyway is bad, what's the 
> fix?
> 

  The TD's use a harmonic balancer so maybe the rubber is 
failing?  Do these use the notched crank interface that's 
catastrophic when it fails?
     Loren


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