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Re: Judson Crank Pulley

To: Dean Hedin <dlh2001@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Judson Crank Pulley
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:17:22 -0500
Cc: mg List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <26440-410660AA-4025@storefull-3136.bay.webtv.net> <9CE17450-DFDE-11D8-98A2-000A95771166@sport.rr.com> <200407271957.03128.dlh2001@comcast.net>
Dean,

        I am missing one bit of information..  ok maybe more than one but:

Does the 948 have a harmonic balancer?

If it does is it possible to install it backwards?

.. and how is the Judson for a 948?

Thanks,

Lester


On Jul 27, 2004, at 2:57 PM, Dean Hedin wrote:

> I'm certain the pulley is 4 inches in diameter for the 948
> (1 to 1 drive ratio, same diameter as the pulley on the supercharger).
> It's aluminum.   It is machined with a raised step that fits against 
> the
> recessed surface of the existing 948 crank pulley.
>
> Side view looks like this:
>
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>
> The existing 948 crank pulley  has 6 rivets on it.   To accommodate 
> this, the
> Judson pulley has shallow holes index drilled on the back surface that 
> the
> rivet heads can fit into.
>
> The hole in the center is that which will accommodate the crank bolt.  
> The
> Judson pulley is recessed (rather deeply) on the front side to 
> accomodate the
> bolt head.   With the pulley on and the bolt tightend up,  I'm 
> guessing that
> the crank bolt is out about a 1/4" from it's normal position.
>
> Because the cross member gets in the way,  you can "thin" the head of 
> the
> existing crankbolt on a metal lathe.  This makes it easier to get it on
> without having to jack the engine up.
>
> Getting the pulley on is probably the hardest part of a Judson 
> installation.
>
> As I have expressed on this list before, I would not run a Judson on 
> the 1275.
> Here's why.   The unit is sized closely to the engine displacement.   
> To get
> the same boost on a 1275 you will have to overdive by about 30%.   
> Since
> cetrifical force increases with the square of rpm,  the forces on the 
> vane
> tips will be much greater.
>
>
>
> On Tuesday 27 July 2004 03:07 pm, Lester Ewing wrote:
>> Ahem.. the 948 does NOT have a harmonic balancer??  I just hate it 
>> when
>> the PO does stuff to a car and I don't have the knowledge to know the
>> difference..
>>
>> Lester
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2004, at 9:03 AM, Robert E. Shlafer wrote:
>>> Guys...
>>>
>>> The 948 Judson pulley hookup is different
>>> from that on the 1275. The 1275 had a
>>> harmonic balancer type of pulley while the
>>> 948 did not.
>>>
>>> The Judson kit included it's own pulley
>>> (having been designed for the 948)
>>> and having no experience with the 948 set-up, I shall defer to those
>>> who
>>> do.
>>
>> snip
>>
>>> Cap'n. Bob
>>>      '60 :{)






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