My99

Ordered a crankshaft pulley from "Damper Dudes" - online retailer of crank pulleys. Anyway, can someone verify that the new pulley shown in the pictures is the correct one? It's clear to me that it's width is not as great as that of the one that I took off the truck, which I suspect very well may not be original.







Thanks!

iamsuperbleeder

Looks like your missing a pulley grove all together there...

Have A.C.? Are you positive you ordered one for a model with A.C.?

edit: Or power steering, that could be as well. Original has 3 belts, so you obviously need one with 3 groves - one for the H2O pump, one for the A.C., and one for the Power Steering.

My99

Well they only offer 1 part for all trucks - 22Rs, REs, RTEs

http://www.damperdudes.net//product_...roducts_id=195

Beaniam

you have to unbolt the outer most pulley on your original and bolt it to the new one.

iamsuperbleeder

Bingo, but it looks like your outer pulley (the one you need to unbolt and reattach) is bent... hammer time!

Beaniam

those little dents ain't nothing the v-belt will do fine still

iamsuperbleeder

meh, yeah true, but then again I just like hitting things with hammers...

My99

Ahhh! You guys are so smart. Thanks for the help. I was starting to panic!





Anyway, here's what it looks like now! Notice, the "key" is in the same spot, 3 oclock, yet the timing mark is 9:30 position on the old pulley vs. the 7 oclock position on the new pulley, where it should be. Thus the need for the "new" pulley.

And you guys were both right. Those V belts will run on anything, but I figured since a hammer was handy, I'd go ahead and try to straighten it out. I think I did a little good. Maybe it will help the belt last a little longer.

iamsuperbleeder

good job!