crank pulley bolt

hi,

the on going saga of the 95 rebuild...

i assembled the crank pulley, plate and boss and hand tightened the big
center bolt as tightly as i could and yet the pulley is not snug at all.
i believe the pulley should be snug even with the bolt hand tighten.
the manual does not show any other pieces that i might have missed so
what is wrong? i do not feel comfortable just adding a washer but i dont
see what else i caould do....

any suggestions?

thanks,
peter

peter > wrote:

> i assembled the crank pulley, plate and boss and hand tightened
> the big center bolt as tightly as i could and yet the pulley is
> not snug at all.
>
> i believe the pulley should be snug even with the bolt hand
> tighten.
>
> the manual does not show any other pieces that i might have missed
> so what is wrong? i do not feel comfortable just adding a washer
> but i dont see what else i caould do....
>
> any suggestions?

1. Fix the shift key on your computer, it seems to be not working? ;-)

2. Take it back apart again and look for anything that might be
preventing it from seating properly, a burr or some such. Use a good
light and a magnifying glass if need be.

3. Lubricate everything and try it again, hand tight. If it's still
loose, use a wrench to tighten it another 1/4 - 1/2 turn, see if that
gets it tight. If it's still loose, check again, there's something
wrong, a missing washer or something....




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peter wrote:
> hi,
>
> the on going saga of the 95 rebuild...
>
> i assembled the crank pulley, plate and boss and hand tightened the big
> center bolt as tightly as i could and yet the pulley is not snug at all.
....
it was the length of the "key" i made...
forward to the radiator and back to figuring out the brackets.....

thanks.
peter

On Jun 3, 7:01*am, pm > wrote:
> peter wrote:
> > hi,
>
> > the on going saga of the 95 rebuild...
>
> > i assembled the crank pulley, plate and boss and hand tightened the big
> > center bolt as tightly as i could and yet the pulley is not snug at all..
>
> ...
> it was the length of the "key" i made...
> forward to the radiator and back to figuring out the brackets.....
>
> thanks.
> peter

Peter, if you made a "crank pulley key" , DO NOT USE IT ! Use a
"stock" key!!! The wrong key is how the crank breaks !!!!!!! Please
follow the Miata info. to do that work, or it will cost you an engine.

Bruce

I think if you know what you're doing (correct metal and correct fit) there
shouldn't be a problem with making your own key. Allot of the original keys
were too short and allowed them to move inward / outward which I believe has
allot to do with them failing. I have first hand experience with this as my
92 appeared to be near failing when I took it apart to do the timing belt.
Fortunately I was able to do one of the 'fixes' to get it going again.

Chris
99BBB

> wrote in message
...
On Jun 3, 7:01 am, pm > wrote:
> peter wrote:
> > hi,
>
> > the on going saga of the 95 rebuild...
>
> > i assembled the crank pulley, plate and boss and hand tightened the big
> > center bolt as tightly as i could and yet the pulley is not snug at all.
>
> ...
> it was the length of the "key" i made...
> forward to the radiator and back to figuring out the brackets.....
>
> thanks.
> peter

Peter, if you made a "crank pulley key" , DO NOT USE IT ! Use a
"stock" key!!! The wrong key is how the crank breaks !!!!!!! Please
follow the Miata info. to do that work, or it will cost you an engine.

Bruce