Crank shaft woodruff key Q's

[treed2 at u.washington.edu (T. Reed)]

Not sure which engine you're talking about here but I had the exact same
"smearing" problem on my old 1.8l 16v block and it -will- catch up with
you (rather quickly). I replaced the sprocket and bolt 3 times over the
course of about a year and a half and each time it just got the crap
hammered out of it -- when I took the last old, loose one off there was
only about 1-2mm of that 10mm key left. It was a brand new sprocket 6
months before that. Amazing that the car ran at all.. and the valves were
still intact.

I 'fixed' it by replacing it will a 2l 16v block :) Not a cheap project,
though.

AFA replacing the crankshaft.. if it's a 1.8l 16v you shouldn't have too
much trouble finding one for under a hundee. Also I think the crank from
one of the 8v high compression motors might be the same (RD?)

-Toby

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Julie Macfarlane wrote:

> I have discovered the PITA of the cars. The crankshaft bolt came of
> REASONABLY easy (took heat on the 12 point bolt), but the key on the
> crank/timing belt pully was only about 3mm across instead of the full size
> and the slot in the crank was damaged. It is "smeared" a bit, no metal from
> the key either, just rust.
> Chris, this was a used part right?
>
> I took the part I needed from another 16v and it seems like new, no rust or
> damage to the key. Not bad for a worn out engine....
> It took a bit of tapping with a BFH to settle it correctly and seems secure.
> The bolt was replaced by the 6 point bolt from the older engine.
>
> Q is, will this work for me or do I have a dud engine... I am hoping I dont
> have to pull the crank to replace it. If I do.. How much are they?
>
> Also how do I get the engine from turning while I try to tighten the bolt?
>
> Frustrated....
>
>
> Julie Macfarlane
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