pully ripped in half??

[primedfox]

has anyone ever seen this happen??? i was driving down the road normally and i come to a light and it seemed like just my belt broke. I pull over pop the hood to see my waterpump underdrive pully basically shered in half!!!

 

[NIKwoaC]

That's pretty wild. What brand is it? Do you have any other accessory drive modifications? Were the bolts loose on the pulley?

I had a similar problem, when the bolts loosened on my crank pulley. It eventually led to a crack in the pulley, and the resulting wobble had me confused for weeks (you couldn't see the crack while it was installed), because it looked straight when the engine was off, but apparently had an intermittent wobble while the engine was at higher rpm. Destroyed a few belts before I finally pulled it and the damper, and discovered the crack.

 

[primedfox]

the bolts are still tight and its the bbk underdrive pulley set

 

[apex827]

wow thats crazy. is it an aluminum or steel pulley? im not sure if that makes any difference, just curious

 

[strtrcr50]

I'd contact Brian @ BBK. They/He seem to have top notch customer service.

 

[parrish5o]

Damn! Never seen that happen. Can't imaging how it could even happen usless it was a faulty part with a weak spot in it.

 

[bubba-dough]

Holy crap that aluminum looks pretty thin!!!

 

[dcurtis]

Holy crap that aluminum looks pretty thin!!!

That's what I was thinking How tight was your belt

 

[Saleen0679]

I've heard guys mention that they had worn areas on their aluminum pulleys, but I've never seen one sheared in half. It's probably why March and some other companies now hard coat the high wear area of the pulley.

 

[vristang]

was the belt over-tensioned?

I'd be interested in more pics if you get the chance...


jason