Date: 1 Oct 2003 10:34:59 -0400 From: John B <jsb_NOSPAM_nopsamrnv.pizzle.org> Subject: Re: crank pulley- unbalanced?
In article <blb9i4$a0jdc$1nopsam52899.news.uni-berlin.de>, Grunff wrote: >> >> it damaging the crankshaft? > > Do you mean the imbalance caused by the broken bolt head? I > doubt you have anything to worry about there. But are you > driving the AC belt off that pulley? If so, I think that's > asking for trouble. Hmm, yes, I am driving the AC belt. It seems to be working fine so far. I'll only need AC for the next couple weeks probably, so maybe I'll just take the belt off then until I can try to change the crank pulley again. > > New belts often make a whirring noise, but do check that they're > not too tight. A quick spray of belt dressing wouldn't do any > harm either. > I loosened the AC belt, and I think that decreassed or eliminated the whirring noise (though I didn't test it too thoroughly). Also, I think that having the AC belt as loose as possible will decrease the strain on the 2/3-bolted-on AC pulley. Anyway, if the AC pulley separated from the crank pulley while driving, what would happen? John