he recently had the timing belt replaced. I don't know if that requires r&r-ing
that bolt on the 1.6, though. I don't think it did on our '93 2.0 626.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Trevor Boicey" <trevor@boicey.com>
To: "Miq Millman" <miq@bigllama.com>
Cc: "scott hall" <scott.hall@comcast.net>, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Sent: Monday, June 1, 2009 12:36:03 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] mazda miata issue
Miq Millman wrote:
> Scott -
>
> I'd bet a dollar your boss' car is suffering from the nose pulley failure
> common to early 1.6l Miatas.
My wife has a 1.6L miata with the infamous "sport lightweight
crankshaft".
Following the wisdom of the internet, I have never removed that front
bolt, ignoring the scheduled oil seal service, and it has been fine.
The bolt USUALLY fails some time after it has been removed, and then
either torqued incorrectly or just bad luck.
So to the original poster, was the crank bolt recently removed?
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