ok so my crank pully is messed up, not sure why or how but its being replaced. aftertaking that off i noticed that my crank keyway has some room in it, as in the locator pin is too small, i can actually fit an allen wrench next to the key while the pin is in and its on the crank. its hard to see in the pic but the dark area is what im talking about, there is a gap between the locator key and the side of the crank/gear. let me know what you think about this and to what extent of damage there could be.

ps im also having a hard time getting the timing gear off, any ideas?

 

take the belt off to get the gear off

looks like the key is too small, get a new one

 

yeah i hope that it is that easy. i will pick one up tomarrow. i just hope no damage to the crank has happend, i have heard of them getting messed up from stuff like this. more opinions welcome!

 

one more question. is the b18a crank timing gear one piece? i mean does it have a locator pin that is removable or is it all one piece with a built in pin? tnx

EDIT: NM i found out by reading someone else's horror story of a similar thing happening, i consider myself lucky that i found this before it sheerd off causing really bad problems. anyone know where to get a new timing gear? tnx


Modified by tek_civic at 11:44 PM 5/30/2004

 

u should get all the oil and greese out of the timing chain cover area. use some degreaser and what ever part u take off clean it well. i changed my timing belt and waterpump and clean every single part. looks clean

 

hey does anyone know if the timing gear i am talking about is the same as one on a b16? i assume it is but not entirely sure. anyone know where to buy one of these new? tnx