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Q & A: Crankshaft Locktab
Tuesday July 10th, 2007
Hi John,
How far need to go crankshaft pulley into the crankshaft? Right now the face of my pulley is 1/8â into the face of the front face of crankshaft shaft. I though the oil thrower it was installed wrong so I removed the front cover to verified the installation of the oil thrower, I verified the F stamped on oil thrower it was looking forward. The only change I did during the rebuilt was to removed the single wheelchain into double wheelchain following the installation instructions of the Haynes Manual. Also the locktab washer for the crankshaft, its supposed to have a notch or a tooth in the inside diameter of the washer. Thank you very much Jorge
Jorge,
The end of the crankshaft sits about 1/8" below the face of the front pulley -- so you have your crank assembled correctly. The lock tab is driven into the half moon detent on the face of the pulley, then folded over ... read more
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It makes no difference how quickly your MG will accelerate if it cannot
stop! The proper functioning of your brakes must ALWAYS be at the
top of your list of priorities. You owe this degree of safety to yourself,
your passenger, and all others on the road.
John H. Twist (Fall, 1980)