crankshaft pulley

[gumby]

the giant washer under the main pulley bolt is a little off center. and theres a small chunk missing where it was levered of the old engine. i asked a tech at the local nissan dealership if it would affect anything. he said it would unbalance the driveshaft. been that way for 20k. how much off a pain is it to get it centered.

the engines on a stand. i might be able to impact wrench it off but i know id have to mount the engine to get it torqued correctly.

is it worth it to get a new pulley because of the chip?

how much for a pro to do it?

[Altiman94]

I would get a new one. It's not hard at all to change them.

[s13sr20chris]

piece of cake to fix especially when on engine stand. you could always use the impact wrench to zap it back on instead of using a torque wrench but you did not hear it from me

[gumby]

ok heres a pic. not sure if the camera angle is dead on but yuo can see its offcenter. how much of an issue is it?

[s13sr20chris]

wow, thats pretty noticable. what does the pulley look like when you pull it off?i think that will be a real balance issue at high rpm.is this a beater or a project?

[gumby]

this is from a jasper remanufactured sohc with 20k

ill have the asp installed on this one

this mechanic was a slob

[s13sr20chris]

i think that is in fact a sloppy install job.