cstewart
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Some of you all have been following my thread and have offered me some really good advice for fixing my 04 that had the crank pulley come loose. It was suggested that I reach out to one of the vendors here and ask for advice. I had emailed Sean at Roe Racing and he was good enough to respond back with detailed instructions of how to proceed after this has happened and how to keep it from happening again. He also explains whats acceptable damage and what you need to be concerned with. I wanted to share it with you all and make this problem known. Do not let a dealership/repair center or anyone try to trick you into buying a new engine! They will do it in a heartbeat. Most of the times, there isn't much damage , but even if there is, there are options. I thought Sean put it very well and I hope anyone with an 04 will check this out.
"Been down this road many times with folks.
Take the balancer off and inspect the snout. If it looks worn and has metal gouged across it (I expect it does), use a piece of emery cloth the clean it back up and make it fairly smooth. The balancer is cast and unusually leaves the material on the forged crank, so it cleans up pretty good. It doesn’t have to be perfect and some gouging is not a problem as long as the face of the crank snout is flat (that’s where the torque load is) and most of the snout diameter is intact.
Install either a new factory balancer or upgraded aftermarket with a pin kit to keep it from happening again.
If the crank is really bad, there are repair sleeves available, but that requires removing the crank and machining."
Sean
PS, we have all the parts.
Once again, I'd like to thank Sean and the others on this message board who have helped keep me from getting ripped off. I haven't got it fixed yet, but am confident that it can be without breaking the bank and will keep you all posted. Thanks!
"Been down this road many times with folks.
Take the balancer off and inspect the snout. If it looks worn and has metal gouged across it (I expect it does), use a piece of emery cloth the clean it back up and make it fairly smooth. The balancer is cast and unusually leaves the material on the forged crank, so it cleans up pretty good. It doesn’t have to be perfect and some gouging is not a problem as long as the face of the crank snout is flat (that’s where the torque load is) and most of the snout diameter is intact.
Install either a new factory balancer or upgraded aftermarket with a pin kit to keep it from happening again.
If the crank is really bad, there are repair sleeves available, but that requires removing the crank and machining."
Sean
PS, we have all the parts.
Once again, I'd like to thank Sean and the others on this message board who have helped keep me from getting ripped off. I haven't got it fixed yet, but am confident that it can be without breaking the bank and will keep you all posted. Thanks!