Well I'm kind of bummed, I noticed when I changed my T-belt tensioner today that my crank pulley is wobbling a bit. I had hoped that problem was limited to AAZ's, but I guess not.
The engine is a mech. lifter n/a 1.6 (out of an '86 jetta), the V belt is only driving the water pump and the stock 65 amp alternator.
Any guesses on how soon I need to fix this? Will it make the drive to Flagstaff?
Yes, it is the stamped steel pulley. I'll inspect further to see if the pulley bolts have loosened up as well.
Thanks Andrew!
I found that sometimes those bolts can be "tight" but have something (like a pebble) jammed in there making it wobble. No harm in taking the pully completely off, making sure the surfaces are grit free (and there are no destroyed threads anywhere - mine were mangled from the bolts coming loose and the pully flopping around and i needed a new cogged sprocket, bolts and crank bolt) putting it back on again.
Also, i too made this arm Andrew shows here for removing the bolt.
Just a word of caution - if yours is as such the case of my engine this bolt will have never been removed before and will likely have a decent amount of locktite on it. I had a pipe on a breaker bar coming out of the front of the car with the brace against my driveway and my self and a friend raised the passenger wheel almost off the ground before it broke free.
I had previously made the tool out of 1/8th inch steel which sheared almost instantly. you have to go 1/4 and it has to be angle iron, or what ever it's called.
You also want to make sure you drill your holes on the correct side of the steel. You want the two bolts to be pushing into the steel not trying to pull out of it; as it will tear.
I tried it with 1/8th x 1 inch flat bar, the thing bent before I even put force on it.
So I made on out of 1/8th thick, 2 inch angle iron, very easy now
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oh man, i must have gotten some kind of crap from Home Depot. When i made mine from 1/8 the bolts just pulled through the holes i drilled... effortlessly. I thought it was made of lead the way it just mangled.
I made one from a spare piece of 1/4 thick 2inchx4feet flat bar that my buddy had