Pulley noise

nolig2278 · Post by **nolig2278** » May 2nd, 2005, 9:32 pm

I think i have found my problem which seems to be some clicking within the water pump pulley area.

I have been running my BPT with the timing belt upper cover off and I now see that there is a small hole where a shaft is spinning. This shaft runs to the top pulley. How long would one expect this to last if it just started making a clicking noise.

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » May 4th, 2005, 12:38 pm

could go anytime. we changed the water pumpo on the bp and bent the valves because we didnt set the cams right ..doh got it fized and its been running nice since.. but yeah can go anytime. at the end youll just hear a metal grinding noise and it will seize.

nolig2278 · Post by **nolig2278** » May 4th, 2005, 10:29 pm

But as long as I dont let her over heat after it seizes, the rest of the car should be fine, right? just will need a new water pump

where is a good place to get a water-pump, cost??

thanks

azazel95 · Post by **azazel95** » May 24th, 2005, 2:13 pm

I think my water pump might be getting ready to go to. There is a loud "clanging" type noise coming from the pulleys... and iI have a belt slipping. A good way to test if it is your water pump is to take off the belts and grab the pulley and tug around on it, you should be able to feel if the bearings are going bad and such. Anyways if your looking for a cheap remanufactured model just check out AutoZone.

Mike69 · Post by **Mike69** » May 24th, 2005, 8:14 pm

speacking of the water pump which way does the nut on the crank pully have to be turned. i tries both and still not luck. And what is the best way to do it.

ryanlindenberg · Post by **ryanlindenberg** » May 24th, 2005, 11:18 pm

the bolt on the crank is like any standard bolt, counter-clockwise to loosen. if you have a manual transmission, have a friend put the car into gear and then hold the brake, this will stop the crank from rotating while you are loosening the bolt.

Mike69 · Post by **Mike69** » May 31st, 2005, 11:15 pm

thanks man i will have to give that a try. Do you have any idea where i can get a manuil for one. No part store has one around here and i cant find one online.

Thanks

ryanlindenberg · Post by **ryanlindenberg** » June 1st, 2005, 5:46 pm

if the store doesn't have one they could probably order one for you.

make sure you use a breaker bar or torque wrench to get your crank pully bolt out...it's really tight, like 120 ft/lbs or something like that.

BuGS · Post by **BuGS** » June 1st, 2005, 9:06 pm

hgallegos915 wrote:could go anytime. we changed the water pumpo on the bp and bent the valves because we didnt set the cams right ..

BP's are noninference so how did you bend the Valves???