A couple months ago I put on a new crank pulley. I cheaped out because I was buying a ton of other parts at the time. Instantly regretted it- new pulley has some noticeable wobble in it. The tensioner is new, idlers are new, belt is new. Tensioner seems to take up any vibration from the pulley, but you can clearly see it rotate out of round.

i bought a prw pulley now, but car is back together and running better than ever.


iIs my out of balance deformed crank pulley going to destroy my bearings in 5k miles? Can I wait until the spring to swap in the prw or am I an idiot?

thanks!

 

Nothing? I read a thread that suggested that the 1.6 doesn’t really need a harmonic damper...

then again, lots of people saying you shouldn’t run those light weight pulleys...

Nobody? How critical is my crank pulley being balanced?

 

Replace it ASAP