[Vwdiesel] pulley alignment

[Tom Krummell]

At one time I replaced the tensioner pulley and got one with an 028 number
instead of 038.  It rode considerably closer to the engine block than the
038 and had to be removed because it was out of alignment.  Might you have
gotten an 028 water pump instead of 038?  I don't have one for comparison,
but the situation with the tensioner pulley immediately came to mind.

Tom Krummell
Roseville, CA
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On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 4:45 PM, peter blake <pila47 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Happy turkey day everybody!
>  I'm in the process of changing my timing belt and water pump.
> It appears that the crank pulley is behind the water pump pulley
> by about 3/16 of an inch.  This is not the first time I've
> encountered pulley misalignment on these vws. In fact, the last
> three engines I've worked on all had some kind of out of plane
> misalignment. Is this chronic w vws?  Do I just need to space
> the crank pulley out  a bit? Or find another pulley? Or maybe
> there is a short nose version of the water pump. Or perhaps a
> water pump pulley that is in align w the crank pulley.
> Have u all encountered this and what have u done to remedy the
> situation?
> Peter
>

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