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Offline Bugnut

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Some body slap me then help me fix a pulley

« on: September 08, 2005, 11:15:45 PM »
Ok i was messing around with  the carb and noticed a wobble from the crank pulley. So i decided to go down town and buy a few parts one of them being a pulley. don't ask how i got it off it wasn't smart at all. Question is how do I get the other one on? I had a few ideas but after the last bright one I figured I should ask someone. Is there some special tool? Can anybody help on this one? I also went buck wild and started pulling all the nasty rusted tins I could reach out to get new ones but thats ok I guess.

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Some body slap me then help me fix a pulley

« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2005, 08:43:55 AM »
OK , You can "fess" up how you got your pulley off. No matter how you did it you wouldn`t be the first one to do it your way. They do make a tool to remove it with the engine installed .  VW made a "driver" to install the pulley,but it was to long to use with the engine installed. I hope you got a stock steel pulley. A new pulley most of the time will install a lot easier than they came off. If you can turn your engine where you can see the key way, you can push it on far enough to engage the pulley slot. I have used a #1 tool and a brass punch or a big socket and knocked it on the rest of the way. Grease up the pulley and the shaft.
    Zen, Our Master of Shade, may have even a different and clever way to do this job.

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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2005, 09:42:59 AM »
drat! nope it's an aluminum one.

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Some body slap me then help me fix a pulley

« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2005, 10:27:16 AM »
:D Drop it,(the engine- not the pulley) beat it on, and hope it doesn't thow-up oil all over the place :lol:  :lol:

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Some body slap me then help me fix a pulley

« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2005, 12:33:18 PM »
I think I   found a shady way to do it. I have a bolt that fits it thats real long  I'm gonna slap it on and tighten it until I can get the smaller bolt to fit. [-o<

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Some body slap me then help me fix a pulley

« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2005, 12:35:09 PM »
Ah, My favorite colors. Aluminum and rusty tin. Sometimes the aluminum pulleys will go on easier than the steel ones, but be gentle about the "beating and banging" part. Even a nylon hammer will scar them up sometimes if you are not careful. Come on now, how did you get the steel pulley off ?  We will be gentle with you. Yeah Right :lol:  :lol:  :roll:

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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2005, 07:44:36 PM »
You know, I don't think I've ever tried to remove or install a pulley with the engine in the car.

Hummmm . . . what would I try here . . . .  :idea1:

Pack a bag of frozen peas around the end of the crank.  Heat the pulley in your oven (a conventional oven, NOT A MICROWAVE) to about . . . well, till it's too hot to handle.  Now that you have blisters on you fingers, put on some leather gloves, grab the pulley and run to the car, yank out the bag of peas and quickly shove the pulley in place.  You might be able to push it on far enough to start the bolt.  Maybe not.  Don't know.  Never tried it . . . but it MIGHT work.

Just in case you are wondering "Why frozen peas?"  Frozen peas are the best ice pack ever invented.  They are cheap.  They freeze fast and cold and stay cold longer than any chemical ice pack I've ever found.  They will also conform to just about any shape.  I learned this from an old man (in his early 80s) that beat me by about 10 minutes in a 5K run when I was in my early 30s.  Next time your shins or knees are hurting after you've run a few miles, prop 'em up and put a bag of frozen peas on them.  I HAVE tried that, and I KNOW that works.   :lol:

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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2005, 08:48:10 PM »
haha thats funny! The bad thing is if all else fails I would consider it. Hey Zen now that I've dismantled the car let me know about the key job I could just take off the handles a drop them off with the key or some thing. I started cleaning up the engine bay and it may take me awhile.

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Some body slap me then help me fix a pulley

« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2005, 07:54:42 PM »
turns out putting an aluminum pulley on with the engine in requires very specialized and highly technical tools as well as patience and tact. Naw, I lied! I used a 1ft 2x4 and a hammer. I hit it like 4 times the thing went right on, crazy car!

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