Rachel

Well I have found out why the pulley had carved a large circle in my center timing belt cover and was actually shaving down the pulleys and bolts in my timing belt area...someone before me put the wrong pulley on! It goes back 1/2" further towards my timing belt cover. Was able to get a new pulley but will need a new center cover now and will need to clear out a lot of debris from the timing belt area. If I am that far into things and I have no history of last timing belt change, I am thinking that I should order a timing belt kit with water pump. Unfortunate when people do messy work. Thanks again for all of your comments!

Hi Everyone, Thanks first of all to everyone since I have read numerous threads to get as far as I am with my crankshaft pulley repair. The pulley had a significant wobble and the fan belt kept working its way off the PS pulley even though it was tight when I initially installed, reinstalled, now it just throws it off right away. So I have two questions now before I go further. 1. Woodruff key: It doesn't appear damaged, can I leave in place or if no how to remove? I have not taken out radiator or fan as of yet, trying to avoid. 2. It seems that the wobble has create a massive amount of metal shavings everywhere. It has also eaten through my cover and lots of shaving in there. I am able to do a timing belt repair but cannot do for a few weeks. Would I get away with installing the new pulley and replace cover when do timing belt? The cheapest crank pulley I can source is $170 new from Napa or $100 used from salvage. If I am redoing the timing belt I will put in the extra and buy new pulley, just hate to spend the money and wreck the new part. I am unsure why the wobble, should I be digging deeper or is this just a pulley fail? Appreciate any input or opinions ~ thanks! Rachel