Hi Thomas Pokrefke!!
On Tue, 15 Apr 1997 thomas_pokrefke@juno.com wrote:
> Since there seems to be no new available crankshaft pulleys, I have
> located a source that manufactures solid aluminum crankshaft pulleys for
> the MGB. Would anyonelike to comment on the feasability of fitting a
> one-piece, machined aluminum crankshaft pulley to the MGB?
Well, aluminium is soft, even if it's been anodised, and the seal will
wreak havock on it. Better to sleeve it with a stainless speedy sleeve
before installation, than to wear a groove in it.
The pulley function is only part of the job it does. It also functions
as a crankshaft vibration (impulse) damper. You must remember that
BMC/Leyland NEVER spent any money on their products that they weren't
forced to; and that a one piece casting would be cheaper than the two
piece vibration damper that they used, so there must have been a good
reason for them to use it.
TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen
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