crankshaft pulley

[Mike Brewer]

Hi All .Help needed again if poss.My crankshaft pulley is very rusty .I have been told it needs to be replaced .350i it runs the belt for the alternater and water pump .Has any one got a spare they are willing to sell.Thanks Alll .Mike

[adam quantrill]

Alternatorively (sic!) take it to your local engineering firm and ask them to turn it on a lathe - should only cost a tenner or so. They could probably avoid removing the timing marks.

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Have to be extremely rusty to be that bad, they have a lot of metal on them, try just cleaning it up, wirewool work well on hard to get surfaces, they do different grades so get a range and then go down the grades. the lightest grade 000 I think will clean light rust and not take time makes off also.

They can be a right pain to get off, so best to try and sort the one you have on the car.

[Wedg1e]

I bent a three foot cracking bar getting mine off. In the end I rested the end of the bar on the ground and cranked the engine... the shock jarred the bolt free.

[Mike Brewer]

thanks for the replies .The guy helping me said it's very bad .And could break in use .Mike

[adam quantrill]

Mike can you get a picture - then we can advise...

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Very unlikely to break if used, as they start off with a lot of metal.
Rust is also 10 times the size of the original metal, so you could have 10mm of rust, which I doubt, and only have lost 1mm of metal. but post a pic if you can.

[Mike Brewer]

Photo as requested

[ClassiChimi]

Jeez, looks like it's been sat at the bottom of the sea,,, for years?
Hope you get sorted soon bud

[rev-erend]

You need on of these .. hmm shiny..

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Give it a good wire brushing and your be surprised how much better it will look. they are so over engineered I doubt it will break.

REMEMBER Just wear some EYE protection though.

There is one on ebay if you want a replacement http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-V8-sd1-crankshaft-...

[adam quantrill]

Wow that's rusty - was it being used as a boat anchor?

Leigh what about the harmonic damping function - isn't there a rubber bit in there - with all that rust could it be jammed together?

[Mike Brewer]

Hi Guys .Lasted on the crank pulley is mate came around Sunday night .i gave it a good clean scrape .And it looks a lot better .He is ok with it .So nearly there .Thanks for your help advice .Mike