Andydodge Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 My understanding is that the older,wider belt is 5/8th width, the more modern, thinner belt is 1/2" and started to be used from the late 40's early 50's and was the same width as used up until the serpentine belt systems came into being.......pulley diameter is about this much(he holds his two hands together with index fingers and thumbs touching...lol)..yep, time for Mr Tape Measure.......and its tea time here in Oz.........lol............andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Any joy re the pulley?...........just curious and hoping to learn........andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capecodcaper Posted August 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 12 hours ago, Andydodge said: Any joy re the pulley?...........just curious and hoping to learn........andyd Yes and no VPW is finding me a pulley that should work. Through general consensus we believe the pulley is safe in the meantime and was likely bent on an old engine rebuild. As long as belts aren't jumping, we are good. It's not as concerning as the harmonic balancer with rubber in it that can break off, I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Oil Soup Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Mine was in the same condition as yours, to fix it I took a piece of chalk and with the motor running just kissed the forward edge of the pulley and shut off the motor, grabbed a block of wood and tapped the chalk mark, wiped it off and repeated the procedure until the pulley has a barely noticeable shimmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capecodcaper Posted August 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Oil Soup said: Mine was in the same condition as yours, to fix it I took a piece of chalk and with the motor running just kissed the forward edge of the pulley and shut off the motor, grabbed a block of wood and tapped the chalk mark, wiped it off and repeated the procedure until the pulley has a barely noticeable shimmy. How were you able to maneuver into that small space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Oil Soup Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 I was replacing the engine and had the entire front group off the truck with the radiator supported by the hoses and wood blocking and the space where you access the hand crank was plenty big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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