I've been party to doing this job once, and getting the pulley back onto the
shaft with the key correctly in place was a bitch. It seemed to take about
a dozen tries to get it right. Then everything was solid. Another writer
suggests Loctite, and you might do that if the shaft is worn, but otherwise
I'd just persevere.
Ted Jackson
Ted@The-Jacksons.net
webmaster@omgtr.ca - The Ontario MG 'T' Register - http://www.omgtr.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nels Anderson" <nels@flightsim.com>
To: <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 9:11 AM
Subject: Water Pump Key
> This water pump replacement project seems to continue with no end...I
> did get the bad nut/stud out and got the pump back off the engine. I'm
> now trying to get things back together again and I find myself stuck
> again.
>
> The problem is the "key", a tiny sliver of metal that goes between the
> pump shaft and the pulley to make them spin together. The key is rounded
> on one side, and flat on the top. It goes into a rounded slot in the
> shaft and when the pump originally arrived it was wedged in there pretty
> good. I can still get it back in there pretty tight, but not tight
> enough it seems. When I try to slide the pulley over the shaft and key
> the key either rocks up in the slot and jams or just falls out.
>
> I spent an hour last night trying to get things together with no
> success. Does anyone know a trick that I'm missing that will make this
> work?
>
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