Warped Front Pulley

Thanks in advance,

2Nnewbe

Newbe..... ..dang cheap Ford sheetmetal pulley, eh? While it could be "loose", they BEND easily.

The front pulley bolt is tightened to 150ft/lbs. You might want to check. (tip: stuff about 3-ft of 1/4" soft rope down enny sparkie hole to prevent the crankshaft from completly rotating 360deg thru the top of the cylinder, and you can tighten or loosen yer pulley bolt)

Me, I got "harassed" about my warped and bent sheetmetal pulley so I replaced it with a "billet" one-piece lathe turned steel pulley designed for front end loader pump duty. $50 (cheap)..... .the non-warped Dell

It looks like a good day out there.

2Nnewbe

Take your tractor out of gear, block the tires,and with the key in the off position, have a helper jab the starter button so you can see where the bends in your pulley are in relation to the block on your engine.

Carefully put a screw driver or pry bar where it needs to be straightened and you should be able to eliminate all if not most of your problem.

Tim

Good advice!! That hadn't occurred to me. But if you can fix it, there's no point spending the bucks to replace it.

Hope you're having a good weekend.

Colin

If I'm not careful, I'll end up not playing with this one up on the farm----be afraid to get it all scratched up--LOL---

Tim

Thanks,

2NNewbe