I definately don't think you want any "float" in the pulley.
Last time I replaced the wp it required a grinder to grind a couple
of places on the wp housing so the pulley did not rub when fully
tightened. Just 10 minutes or so to get it right.
-----------------------------------------
Charlie Farwell 1962 TR4 #CT3852L
cfarwell@lucent.com
On Apr 13, 11:56am, RODNEY TONG wrote:
>
>
>
> Dear list,
>
> I have a water pump pulley that needs to be replaced on a 1964 TR4.
> The washer that was holding on the pulley fractured off and allowed
> the pulley to move over the nut and off the water pump shaft. There
> now also seems to be a lot of play now between the shaft and the
> pulley and the key way in the pulley is now twice the width of the key
> in shaft. I'm planning to replace the pulley, but my question to the
> list is what keeps the pulley from rubbing on the water pump. If I
> were to tighten down on the washer nut assembly I could get the pulley
> to hit the water pump. Is the pulley just supposed to float between
> the water pump and the washer nut assembly or am I missing something?
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
>
>
>
>-- End of excerpt from RODNEY TONG
|