[Shop-talk] mazda miata issue

[scott.hall at comcast.net]

he recently had the timing belt replaced. I don't know if that requires r&r-ing that bolt on the 1.6, though. I don't think it did on our '93 2.0 626. 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trevor Boicey" <trevor at boicey.com> 
To: "Miq Millman" <miq at bigllama.com> 
Cc: "scott hall" <scott.hall at comcast.net>, shop-talk at autox.team.net 
Sent: Monday, June 1, 2009 12:36:03 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] mazda miata issue 

Miq Millman wrote: 
> Scott - 
> 
> I'd bet a dollar your boss' car is suffering from the nose pulley failure 
> common to early 1.6l Miatas. 

My wife has a 1.6L miata with the infamous "sport lightweight 
crankshaft". 

Following the wisdom of the internet, I have never removed that front 
bolt, ignoring the scheduled oil seal service, and it has been fine. 

The bolt USUALLY fails some time after it has been removed, and then 
either torqued incorrectly or just bad luck. 

So to the original poster, was the crank bolt recently removed?