my pullywheel was wabbeling ?

hi guys,sorry for my spelling,anyway,the other day i am looking at my engine,if everything is running smooth and i see my pullywheel wabbeling at low idle,more gas and it ran ok.,went to my mechanic,we tried to tieden the screw as much as possible,it is not wabbelin now but he said to check on it,and maybe we have to change the wheel,anybody had a problem like that ?thanks ,herbert hofer.

Wobbeling and Tighten

Probably you couldn't see the wobbeling at high RPM's If it were my car, I'd buy a new standard size aluminum degree pulley which will make it easier to time the ignition.

thank you larry,i will tell my mechanic,herbert hofer.

might be the upper pulley and the belt isnt on right or tightented incorrectly with shims.

i just had a POS Chinese one blow up in traffic after less than 200kms

If you undo the bolt, is it in three pieces?

There is a reason a stock one from VW lasts so long.......German Steel!

careful - i ordered an OEM one (Brazil) and it's the same design.

my advice is to find a old used one, clean / paint it.

well my baby went to my mechanic today for a new pulley,(german steel),it will be some learningprocess because he thinks he has to take the engine out so he can install the new part,$$$,hope all goes well,herbert hofer.

Sounds like it is time for a new mechanic....quick! He doesn't know beans about VW engines and you will be paying him dearly to learn on your car and your $$$$. A new lower pulley should be no more than a few minutes of work under normal circumstances. A generator/alternator pulley is no more difficult....

Run from that mechanic... change the pulley yourself. easy peasy.

well my mechanic charged me $ 150.-,car runs great,happy again,only i will drive it smooth and not like ,,I STOLE IT,,he put another aluminium pulley on,thanks guys always for your input,herbert hofer.

All's well that ends well! Glad you got your Speedy back on the road!

Scat pulley is no more than $40. You mean to tell me this guy charged over $100 to swap a pulley? Glad it's fixed, but a little steep as far as I am concerned.

Yeah, I thought that at first, too, but then....

The pulley was $40 itself, with a 50% markup by the mechanic, and then the guy had to take off the lower "bib" tinwork below and behind the pulley to get at it with a puller (20 mins when you haven't done this in a while, plus the screws are hard to get at), then remove the pulley and replace with the new one - another 20 mins, then replace the tinwork and pop on a new fan belt and adjust - another 30 mins. so, all in all, it pro'bly took him about 1-1/2 hours at, what?...$65/hour?

Kinda makes $150 look about right, doesn't it?

We just got Kathy's Honda back from the body shop for a new hood (hail damage, with about 150 dings in it). The guy (known him for decades) originally quoted us $582, which I though was reasonable in this day and age.

When we picked it up, he explained that parts and paint were less expensive than he thought, AND everything fell apart and went right back together easily, so the bill was only $542.

How often does THAT happen?????

gn

Here's a shortcut for the next time you don't want to pay the mechanic to use a Puller on your Pulley.
This works for Stock or Alum. Type 1 Crank pulleys.
Use a torch to warm up the hub of the pulley. I use the small propane bottle type used for Soldering plumbing.
Get everything out of the way for Fire and Safety concerns.
With the pulley bolt removed, warm the face of pulley hub with the torch. It doesn't have to be so hot that it glows but warm enough to expand the metal. With the pulley warmed up at the hub, it'll slide right off!
Greg B.

well guys,thats where i am now,i still have 2 months of warranty,so i wrote mr. john steele from jps,: hello mr.john steele,mr.bruce[ my mechanic] put a new pulley on and told me that he send you pictures from the crankshaft keyway and the old pulley,he thinks who ever put the engine together did not tighten the nut,also he told me to tell you if his wheel comes lose that i would need a new engine,hope i dont need that, but in case i have problem i wonder how you could help me and resolve the warrantysituation with your suppleyer of stockengines,i will send you the old pulleywheel by mail,--------i now wait for a response from mr. steele and my speedsterfriends,thanks,a very worried herbert hofer.

I'll bet that, since the engine build wasn't that long ago, and the pulley was wobbling anyway, that a puller wasn't needed. I usually just grab a couple of big screwdrivers and even the old stock pulleys pop off with a splash of PB Blaster. Regardless, that price sounds almost cheap, time always costs money and a mark up for the pulley is expected.

well mr. john steele wrote back,if i would have a problem he would pick up the engine ,replace the bad crankshaft ,send it back,all to no cost for me,hope i dont need it,but he acted like a gentleman,great to do business with him,herbert hofer.

Well that's a positive business gesture~