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Hi all-
I could not get the infamous bolt loose when doing my timing belt change this past weekend. I actually tried the previous weekend, and decided to bring it to the dealer to have them loosen it for me. I brought the car by on Friday afternoon, and they also couldn't get it off using their traditional holder and breaker bars setup. They had to use the 3/4" impact gun to get it loose. They then re-tightened it and I drove it home.
Saturday morning I started the job, and when I took the wheel off, I saw this:
They never said that they broke the hex when I was at the dealership. When I put the holder on the pulley, a second piece just fell off (look at the crack at the 6:00 position). So now I'm missing 1/3 of the hex. I can't really hold the pulley effectively with the wrench now when I put it back on.
I'm going to call the dealership this morning and ask what they can do about it. I don't feel comfortable leaving that pulley on there.
My question is, can the pulley be replaced with a new one? This pulley is also a damper for the motor, so I would assume that it's matched to this specific engine? For that matter, the way it is now is already unbalanced as it's missing a large piece of metal from one side.
Has anyone had any experience with this type of situation?
I know I'm going to probably get stuck paying for a new pulley with labor to install it from the dealership
Thanks
Glenn
I could not get the infamous bolt loose when doing my timing belt change this past weekend. I actually tried the previous weekend, and decided to bring it to the dealer to have them loosen it for me. I brought the car by on Friday afternoon, and they also couldn't get it off using their traditional holder and breaker bars setup. They had to use the 3/4" impact gun to get it loose. They then re-tightened it and I drove it home.
Saturday morning I started the job, and when I took the wheel off, I saw this:
They never said that they broke the hex when I was at the dealership. When I put the holder on the pulley, a second piece just fell off (look at the crack at the 6:00 position). So now I'm missing 1/3 of the hex. I can't really hold the pulley effectively with the wrench now when I put it back on.
I'm going to call the dealership this morning and ask what they can do about it. I don't feel comfortable leaving that pulley on there.
My question is, can the pulley be replaced with a new one? This pulley is also a damper for the motor, so I would assume that it's matched to this specific engine? For that matter, the way it is now is already unbalanced as it's missing a large piece of metal from one side.
Has anyone had any experience with this type of situation?
I know I'm going to probably get stuck paying for a new pulley with labor to install it from the dealership
Thanks
Glenn