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Houdini · 04-28-2017, 05:10 PM

I've read through the threads where comments were made that some 2 piece crank pulleys have shown wear in a short time. I'd like to get recommendations from those that have more "recently" purchased a two piece crank pulley that seem to be holding up. So that would imply you have used it for at least a while, yet purchased somewhat recently.

What supplier do you recommend buying from. I usually buy from Snyders or Brattons. I noticed that Brattons is about $4 more, so wonder if there is a difference, since they tend to price the same for many items and is Brattons better made.

By way of background, I removed my old pulley and found it was a two piece with wear. I am not sure how old it is. the previous owner had a rebuilt engine installed about 18 to 20 years ago and I'm thinking that is when the pulley was installed. The rebuild has only about 2,000 miles on it. I had to jack up the engine to get a socket on it to remove the crank nut. Radiator etc is off at this point. Engine still mounted in car.

I then purchased a one piece pulley from Brattons, based on the comments made on the barn about wear on two piece pulleys. but I was not able to jack the engine high enough to get the one piece pulley on. There doesn't seem to be enough clearance to slip the one piece pulley over the shaft. The diameter of the pulley portion does not clear the shackles that hold the front spring on. I jacked it up so the crankshaft is well above the housing that the hand crank goes in, but again, there isn't enough clearance to slip on the one piece pulley. I am afraid to jack it up even further, it seems that its pretty high now. I would have to jack it up so the bottom edge of the pulley would be just higher than that crank guide and the engine at that point, will be pushing against the fire wall. My only guess is that the engine might be mounted a bit more forward than normal, but I can't see how that could be by too much.

So at this point, I'm thinking to just replace my current pulley with a new two piece, but I would like to purchase one that won't prematurely wear out. The two piece screw together pulley that has been mentioned in other threads, I'm afraid might be too long prior to screwing it together that again I can't get the clearance to put it on around the spring shackles or have to raise the engine too high.

04-28-2017, 05:10 PM	#1
Houdini Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Central Texas Posts: 113	Request Recommendation on 2 Piece Crank pulley I've read through the threads where comments were made that some 2 piece crank pulleys have shown wear in a short time. I'd like to get recommendations from those that have more "recently" purchased a two piece crank pulley that seem to be holding up. So that would imply you have used it for at least a while, yet purchased somewhat recently. What supplier do you recommend buying from. I usually buy from Snyders or Brattons. I noticed that Brattons is about $4 more, so wonder if there is a difference, since they tend to price the same for many items and is Brattons better made. By way of background, I removed my old pulley and found it was a two piece with wear. I am not sure how old it is. the previous owner had a rebuilt engine installed about 18 to 20 years ago and I'm thinking that is when the pulley was installed. The rebuild has only about 2,000 miles on it. I had to jack up the engine to get a socket on it to remove the crank nut. Radiator etc is off at this point. Engine still mounted in car. I then purchased a one piece pulley from Brattons, based on the comments made on the barn about wear on two piece pulleys. but I was not able to jack the engine high enough to get the one piece pulley on. There doesn't seem to be enough clearance to slip the one piece pulley over the shaft. The diameter of the pulley portion does not clear the shackles that hold the front spring on. I jacked it up so the crankshaft is well above the housing that the hand crank goes in, but again, there isn't enough clearance to slip on the one piece pulley. I am afraid to jack it up even further, it seems that its pretty high now. I would have to jack it up so the bottom edge of the pulley would be just higher than that crank guide and the engine at that point, will be pushing against the fire wall. My only guess is that the engine might be mounted a bit more forward than normal, but I can't see how that could be by too much. So at this point, I'm thinking to just replace my current pulley with a new two piece, but I would like to purchase one that won't prematurely wear out. The two piece screw together pulley that has been mentioned in other threads, I'm afraid might be too long prior to screwing it together that again I can't get the clearance to put it on around the spring shackles or have to raise the engine too high.