Trailcutr Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) Not sure what's going on. I put the belt on it just comes back off. Also i hear metal on metal squeal and it looks like my crankshaft pulley is a bit wobbly. Any ideas? It's a 98 legacy outback with 2.5. Edited January 28, 2020 by Trailcutr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Pin Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Have you done a timing belt recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailcutr Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 It's been a couple years but the car doesnt get driven alot. Seems weird that it would come loose now but could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailcutr Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Maybe it just needs tightened then? I've had a few subarus and never had this happen haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailcutr Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) I've had a head gasket done since then too but they probably didnt need to pull the crank pulley for that I wouldnt guess. Edited January 29, 2020 by Trailcutr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvu Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Crank pulley needs to come off to get the timing cover off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Maybe the rubber is shot. The outer ring is mounted on the center part with rubber. Or, the bolt was not torqued tight enough and the pully is spinning on the crankshaft. The crank has a key and the pully has a slot to keep it from turning. I have had the bolt loosen up and the key will wear out the inside of the pully. The key only goes into the pully about a quarter inch. A friend made me a tool to hold the pully while torqueing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailcutr Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 It ended up the harmonic balance needs replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Used ones are easy to come by and they don't fail often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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