While I was trying to hunt down why my belts start squealing after I fixed my exhaust leak, I noticed that my crank pulley has quite a bit of side to side movement.

I used a 3 jaw 5 ton puller to remove it at the inner tabs during dis-assembly. It appears to be sitting flush all round after re-install, but still wobbles about 1mm each way. Could I have bent it while removing?

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-Ryan

maybe you didn't put the pulley in straight maybe it went in slanted best thing is to take it off again and make it straight I don't think you could of bented the pulley unless you were hiting it with a hammer or something

No, not hitting it with a hammer.

Being interference fit and with how far it goes on, it shouldn't be crooked when all of the way back.

I'll take it off, inspect it and put it back on to see if that changes anything.

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-Ryan

Yeah, it is possible to bend it. Generally happens when you put the "hooks" of the 3 jaw puller toward the outside, but possible still. Could the pulley have hit up against the inside of the "frame" as you took it off? If she has a noticeable wobble and she is squeaking then I would replace the pulley.

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2012 2500HD LML

This is too funny.

I pulled from the correct location, and no, I did not contact the frame when pulling either.

Now... I have no idea if it was good beforehand or not, this is a 3rd hand car with more previous work than I thought (head machining for one thing) no reports of squealing from the previous owner, but they wanted to get rid of it.

Searching for a UDP if this turns out to be no good. I'll know more when it warms up and I get some adjustable cam gears to straighten them out a bit. Inspect and change pulley at the same time... no sense in doing the same thing twice.

Thankyou for your help!

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-Ryan

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-Ryan

If you run a 2nd Gen Neon UDP, prepare to not run AC or PS. The outer section has the incorrect number of belt ribs.

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2012 2500HD LML

Harmonic balancer/crank pulley has nothing to do with the timing belt and should not pose any thread to your internals. Granted, if it's that fucked up, I guess is could wobble around and put a PS/AC/ALT belt through the cover and jump the tbelt, but you'd have to be truly cursed, imo.

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-Ryan

i run a 2nd gen neon udp and it is the exact same as ours.......

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-Ryan

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2012 2500HD LML

Erik P.
Official 2GNT thread Hijacker
Some say that he's driven over more Covenant than he's shot, and that his grenades aren't where you'd expect them to be...
All we know is, He's not The Stig... But he is The Stig's Spartan cousin!

well i have been runnin the 2g neon pulley and funny thing is the ribs are exactly the same....

99 Eclipse, n1 catback exhaust, ebay header, ractive cai, udp, crower stage 2 cams, 4g63 crower valve springs, apexi safc,egr block off

Then I doubt it is a 2nd Gen Neon pulley. Unless you have a part number to prove it...

If your 2nd Gen Neon pulley works fine on your Eclipse then it would not work in a Neon.

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2012 2500HD LML

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNDERDRIVE-PULLEY-Dodge-Neon-00-05-SRT-4-03-04-05-B_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5886e14d48QQitemZ380220034376QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

99 Eclipse, n1 catback exhaust, ebay header, ractive cai, udp, crower stage 2 cams, 4g63 crower valve springs, apexi safc,egr block off

I personally counted the ribs myself and they are the same so....there is a cheaper alternative for our underdrive pulleys

99 Eclipse, n1 catback exhaust, ebay header, ractive cai, udp, crower stage 2 cams, 4g63 crower valve springs, apexi safc,egr block off

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-Ryan

Yes, the SRT pulley is the same, not the standard Neon pulley. The OP didn't specify that it was an SRT pulley, just a neon. I just checked with Dodge and they confirmed that the standard neon uses a 4 rib PS/AC belt, while the SRT uses a 5 rib belt.

Interestingly enough, this does open up a new opportunity for those of us that want an underdrive pulley AND our PS/AC since the only Eclipse/Talon/Avenger pulleys available are the craptacular ebay models that chew up belts like candy

Erik P.
Official 2GNT thread Hijacker
Some say that he's driven over more Covenant than he's shot, and that his grenades aren't where you'd expect them to be...
All we know is, He's not The Stig... But he is The Stig's Spartan cousin!

I have the same one in red, got it off ebay. In fact, I think I posted a few weeks ago with pics in a similar thread. SRT UDPs are definately a cheap and longer lasting alternative to whatever ebay or name brand 2gnt pullies are left.


BTW.....that link for Eclipse UR UDPs.....$924!?!??!??

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-Ryan

Oy. Such an old post!