mikejk Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Once again I got to say thanx to all on this board..I gained valuable info on my subie and gave me the confidence to tackle this Tbelt/Oil pump/h2O pump project. While I had the crankshart pully off I seen a spring pin?(not sure what is is called looks like a smaller version of the pin that holds/locks the axle shafts to tranny). I needed to turn the motor to line up timing so I put the pully on but didnt notice the notch in the pully for the pin, so now I pushed the pin into the timing belt gear..any ideas if this is needed? If it is can I just get another pin and place it one of the other holes on the t-belt gear or do I need to somehow get the old one out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 yer talking about the pin in the pulley? it is exclusive to turbo pulleys from what i have seen. i line it up to the square notch fro the woodruff key. it doesnt have anything to do with timing, except for xt models, which it has a mark on the front. the woodruff key is either in-line with the 3 marks on the flywheel, or 180 deg from the marks. i cant remember, but its one or the other if the pin is absent, it should be no deal. as long as the bolt is torqued properly, as non-turbos dont have the pin that you describe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRhere Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 On the contrary there Miles. The EA-82 in the BRAT has that pin, and so does the ER-27. Both of which are non-turbo engines. As for the pin. You can drive it back out, but that means taking of the drive sprocket. Or you an go get another one from a hardware store. Would guess that an 1/8" or 3/16" would fit. Doubt ifin they would have any Metric sized ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 3/16 sounds too big. i have seen pulleys on spfi and carbbed that dont have the hole for such a pin, and the pulley tightens on. the turnbo pulleys i see look lile thay have a balancer, wheras spfi and carb pulleys do not. if you knew what to line it to for the balancer's sake, then a pin would not really be necessary. my .02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejk Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 thanx for the reply, yesterday while doing some more work on the car I realized the gears slide right off the crankshaft shaft..so I was able to drive the pin back out with a punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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