[Healeys] 3000 front crank oil slinger

[Wilko2]

What is "home"? And does it line up with the water pump?

For mine to line up with the water pump, there is about two threads for the
nut to graband nothing to torque it too, as it will just keep moving back
with nothing for it to rest against.

On Feb 2, 2014, at 4:09 PM, Mike Tobin wrote:

> I just put my prorace damper on.  It was a real tight fit. I used my 5#
copper mallet and had to swing it pretty hard.  It barely moved with each
whack but I could feel when it hit home.
> Mike Tobin
> On Feb 2, 2014 6:47 PM, "Wilko2" <e-wilkins at cox.net> wrote:
> I have that issue that I still can't figure with mine. I bought the ProRace
> aftermarket damper, and it does not align with the pulley on the water
pump,
> and the gears and damper don't "bottom out" on anything.
>
> Everyone is saying their Prorace dampers fit just fine, but no-go here.
>
> Wilko
>
> On Feb 2, 2014, at 3:39 PM, Per Schoerner wrote:
>
> > Ken
> > The crankshaft has the same diameter all the way for the camshaft gear,
> centrifugal washer and fanbelt pulley, and everything is held in place by
the
> big nut, and the wudruff key of course. Are you saying someone has machined
> your crankshaft to a smaller diameter for the damper?
> >
> > Per
> >
> > goldengt at cal.net skrev 2014-02-03 00:02:
> >> I see that the front oil slinger has not been engaged with the
crankshaft
> key. I think the combination of aftermarket vibration damper and a previous
> key way repair has left a gap such that the damper does not contact the
> slinger. I think I should add a washer between the gear and the slinger
such
> that the damper will bottom out on the slinger instead of the nose of the
> crank shaft. When I first dissasembled things, the slinger notch was about
at
> 90 degrees to the key.
> >> What did the stock damper bottom out on?
> >> Ken Freese
> >> 65 BJ8
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