KWW wrote:
> I am glad I stopped on my way home from work today when there was a clunking
> noise and a smell of burning rubber/plastic! The outer ring of the larger
> of the two belt pullies on the crankshaft pully came off and forced the A/C
> belt off its smaller, front pully! (2.2L 4 cylinder) It looked like a
> retread tire. The big belt was resting on a smooth inner part of the pully
> and the ring with the grooves and the guides for the belt was sitting off to
> the side. That has never happened to me before! Somehow the look of that
> two-piece pully looks vaguely familiar - like something I saw years ago
> somewhere, but the repair manual I have for the car just shows the pully as
> a single-piece item. The car has 145,000 miles on it. Is this a common
> occurrence on this engine? Sure, the car has a lot of miles, but one
> doesn't expect this sort of thing. It is peculiar!
>
> Anybody heard about any recalls or anything?
> KWW
>

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You didn't mention how long ago it was done, but the person who did your
timing belt didn't tighten the bolt nearly tight enough. At least they
didn't use LockTiTe (which is a no-no).

Good thing you shut it down quickly. The key is probably lost, and
timing belt may be damaged. You need a good mechanic to look it over and
put it back together correctly.

'Curly'

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