Grooves worn in Underdrive pulley
#1
Grooves worn in Underdrive pulley
Has anyone else had the problem that the crank seal cuts grooves in the AEM (?? brain fart) pulley snout and then begins to leak? Happened on my VE. Replaced the seal twice... once when the pulley went on, and once after... set at a slightly different depth in the hole. Now has two grooves. Is this normal?? Seemed it happened pretty quickly... 20K maybe??
Anyone had to deal with AEM?
Anyone had to deal with AEM?
#5
Sleeve it... good idea! Do they charge or are they doing a "good faith" thing?
BTW- I mic'd the thing out a few years back and it also wasn't the same OD as the stock pulley... was a bit larger- mine anyways.
#6
the concept of a UDP is for it to be smaller than the stock pulley... this is what you notice in your UDP correct? if it's the same size then it's either stock-replacement, or stock-size but weight-reduced.
#9
#10
just replace the seat and tap seal a little farther into the front cover or not as far as before so it rides on a different spot on the snout of the crank pulley. this will just let it wear another groove over time. but should fix your leak.
#11
What are you saying exactly? That I should try to have three or four different grooves on the pulley? That I should fix a leak every 10-20k that otherwise wouldn't leak for 125K. I'm always on a "no leak mission".
I prefer when my 244K VE is running synthetic oil and has used less than a half quart at 7K instead of dripping on the ground, coating the underside of the car and wiping out the bushings that I got greasy from having to replace because i had leaks.
#12
not that I have a udp but do you have any pics of these grooves you guys are talking about? i'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around what the actual problem is that you're experiencing..
#13
Not sure what's hard to understand. Pulley rides against seal. Seal wears a groove into the pulley making the clearances bigger. Bigger clearances cause oil to leak. Result is a mess of oil leaking at the front of the engine.
Solution if you have an ASP pulley. Send it back to get a STEEL sleeve installed. Problem solved.
Solution if you have an ASP pulley. Send it back to get a STEEL sleeve installed. Problem solved.
#14
Not sure what's hard to understand. Pulley rides against seal. Seal wears a groove into the pulley making the clearances bigger. Bigger clearances cause oil to leak. Result is a mess of oil leaking at the front of the engine.
Solution if you have an ASP pulley. Send it back to get a STEEL sleeve installed. Problem solved.
Solution if you have an ASP pulley. Send it back to get a STEEL sleeve installed. Problem solved.
#15
Not sure what's hard to understand. Pulley rides against seal. Seal wears a groove into the pulley making the clearances bigger. Bigger clearances cause oil to leak. Result is a mess of oil leaking at the front of the engine.
Solution if you have an ASP pulley. Send it back to get a STEEL sleeve installed. Problem solved.
Solution if you have an ASP pulley. Send it back to get a STEEL sleeve installed. Problem solved.
The question I asked earlier in the thread was if ASP charges for the sleeve or if they do it for good faith/relations. If they charge, how much... if any one knows?
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