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General => Technical Discussions => Topic started by: Cruzer on October 25, 2016, 07:43 PM

Title: Don't ignore squeaks under hood
Post by: Cruzer on October 25, 2016, 07:43 PM
For the last week my 300 TDI has been squeaking under my disco hood, thought it was just a loose belt. :) I finally tighted belt and checked belt tensioner on other belt. All good
Title: Re: Don't ignore squeaks under hood
Post by: Matt H on October 25, 2016, 09:35 PM
Ouch!
Is it just the pulley moving/loose on the crank nose?
Title: Re: Don't ignore squeaks under hood
Post by: Cruzer on October 25, 2016, 09:46 PM
I'm guessing it wasn't tight enough and slowly wore the shim then nose. There wasn't a shim to be seen
Title: Re: Don't ignore squeaks under hood
Post by: Matt H on October 25, 2016, 10:03 PM
Can you weld it? The pulley and nose of the crank are wasted anyway. It will get you by until you can arrange a new crank install.

* I once had a Chevy pickup that had the same issue and I temporarily "fixed" it in this way. 3 years later it went to its new owner still running like a champ lol.
Title: Re: Don't ignore squeaks under hood
Post by: Red90 on October 25, 2016, 10:22 PM
 I would be more worried about the timing belt pulley coming loose. The crank pulley shares the woodruff key with the timing belt pulley.
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