UPDATE: Re: [Shotimes] timing sprockets not fitting crank

[Ian Fisher]

First of all, a big thanks to everyone who has
responded.

I finally woke up this morning and took another look
at the sprocket and the key. After referencing some
digital pictures that I have of other peoples'
engines, I confirmed that the key was oriented in the
correct direction. I couldn't get the sprocket to
budge at all though. I whacked down on the key with a
rubber mallet a few times. Still nothing. I picked up
my "poor man's compressed air" (compressed air cans),
held it upside down and blasted the crank with cold
frigid air. I put the sprocket on and it actually
slipped onto the cold crank a little bit. I used the
rubber mallet and it moved even more. I decided to
back it off and it came off. I decided to try it again
because I figured that I was cleaning up microscopic
rust that was preventing it from moving. I got it
pretty far down the crank and realized that I had no
way of removing it short of a puller. I figured that I
didn't have much of a reason to ever remove it again
so I tapped it home with the rubber mallet. It's
locked in place and I don't think it's ever coming off
again. At least this crank will never suffer from
George's crank cancer!

Thanks everyone! I'm putting the heads and water pump
on today. This thing is starting to come together!

Ian

--- Rich Bruso <shoguy_89@cox.net> wrote:

> > Should I be looking to
> > the woodruf key as a source of my problem? It
> looks
> > like its firmly in place but for all I know, it's
> > installed backwards. I'm going to look through my
> > archives of SHO engine pix to make sure it's
> oriented
> > the correct way.
> 
>    Having gone through this recently, try pulling
> the key and checking to see if it is bent.  You
> can't really install it backwards, as it is
> trapezoidal in shape and won't fit upside down. 
> There is no front or back for the key, it's
> symmetric.  The key I pulled with much difficulty
> was arched slightly up on the long side, so putting
> it on a flat surface showed a little light.
>    As for the jamming problem, check the key, make
> sure the key slides (with some friction) down the
> keyway on the timing pulley before install, and just
> take her easy.  Taking time now keeps you from
> buggering up the crank.
> 
> 
> -Rich Bruso
> 89 Black (Lola)
> 89 Silver (parts)
> Sierra Vista, AZ
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