Re: [T3] Noise, pulley etc

["Jason Weigel" <notchboy@comcast.net>]

<x-flowed>One major reason why Im a big proponent of removing the motor. I could of 
had the motor out, taken the whole fan, muffler system off, checked stuff 
along the way and put it all back in 3 hrs. Alone. You might not be a super 
man smart guy like me so help may be in order. : ) And yes I would of probly 
done this if the rear bolt was just loose.

Last time I had to do this was when the fan half/case bolt came out and 
wedged into the back of the fan and housing. I tried for 2 hours to dislodge 
it only to remove the motor and have it done in another 2 hrs. ; (

jason

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Baum" <daniel@type34.info>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 3:32 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] Noise, pulley etc


> >
> > > I had another look at my engine, and I now think it is possible that 
> > > the
> > > pulley itself has come loose,
> > > The fan shroud is not loose apparently.
> >
> > You should be able to just reach in and shake the pulley to see if it is
> loose.
> > Have you tried the screwdriver in the ear trick to try to pinpoint the
> source
> > of the noise?
>
> I started serious work on the problem this morning. I tried the 
> screwdriver
> thing, and I am pretty sure the rattle, which is now a loud banging, is
> coming from the fan. The first thing I did was check the torque of the
> pulley bolt, once I'd found a way to jam a big screwdriver in the torque
> converter to hold the engine still. It seemed OK, so I think we can rule 
> out
> a loose pulley..
>
> Then I removed the rubber air intake. Despite being only about 3 years 
> old,
> this was both baked hard at the bottom, and stuck under the muffler, and 
> it
> ripped when I tried to take it out, so I'll need a new one. I next undid 
> the
> pulley housing bolts, but it won't come out yet. In the archive, Greg
> mentions removing the pulley and housing together; is this with the 
> muffler
> installed?  Other than this, I can't see any way of getting the pulley
> housing off with the muffler in the car.
>
> I'd much rather not have to remove the muffler if possible, because I've
> only just put it in! Hopefully once everything is apart the reason for the
> noise will become obvious.
>
>
> Daniel
>
>
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