frozen crankshaft sprocket bolt (now pg-13)

[nealtovsen at yahoo.com (Neal Tovsen)]

On Wed, 2003-09-03 at 17:25, marc_scirocco Quebec wrote:

> BTW, you had better follow these specifications upon reinstalling, or your
> crankshaft will be toast. Ask me how I know. The bolt loosens up, the
> sprocket keyway will snap, and the cranckshaft end where the keyway fits
> becomes a bit larger and the next sprocket will fit loose. Then you are
> screwed.

This is a MAJOR problem on the G60 engines, presumably because the drag
from the supercharger causes so much extra stress on the keyway. I had
four dowel pins installed on my crankshaft and sprocket...no more issues
there!

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Neal Tovsen
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