Scooter Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 The crank pulley is uniform in make and i suspect fairly well balanced (in a similar way to car wheels are). Would mass added to it (say 50g or so) have a noticeable negative effect? If yes would a symmetrical arragement of this weight ie say "North and South" (rather than evenly all the way around it) mean it would be back into balance or is this too simplistic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTKIN Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 It sounds like your planning something or have a problem which is it an what is it. What i will say is that if its majorly out of balance for any reason it will seperate quicker an will probably get a vibration through the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 my 'idea' is that something (a shaped piece of metal plate) could be bolted onto the pulley using the two existing holes in the inner part. It would need to be bent so it fits in the inner part but comes out and the end sits vertically and alongside the outer part of the pulley with 1 or 2mm clearance fromits front face. (make sense?) My thinking is that for cases like yours this would stop the pulley leaving the crank and all the problems no Aux belt brings....... I suspect this 'guide' could even be set up to squeal like low brake pad warning things (not that metal on metal contact wouldn't cause quite a racket i'd imagine).... Pulley 'balance' is a factor as this attached piece will spin with the pulley.....also loss of one of these at speed could be potentially as damaging so maybe its just creating a different problem......... Just an idea......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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