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Jonward1649

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hi not posted on here for a while which is a miracle considering I drive a 1.8 k series petrol Freelander.
On Christmas morning I was driving down the M5 and the battery light came on and I lost power steering. Came off the motorway and the bottom pulley had come away, unscrewed itself from what I could see. Had it towed to a garage in Worcester that say it needs a new pulley and bolt and that cost up to £800 including fitting but if I can source a second hand pulley and bolt they can try and get it going if there is no other damage. I have been searching and came up with a few on various sites and just want to check I am ordering the right thing and whether it is worth buying second had parts.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/97-04-Fre...lander&hash=item3ad5088485:g:WV4AAOSwQupXWyzZ
 
£800 :eek:
They are taking the Mickie. If it's come unscrewed, why don't they just buzz it tight again.
Unless it's been loose for a bit and worn at the contact points.
Your link is to the correct part.
Rimmers will have them new, in stock at about £150. They are available elsewhere too.
;)
 
Eight hundred quid?!?!?!?!?!!?

Seriously?????

The bottom pulley and bolt really ought to be as cheap as chips. As in about £1.50 from a breakers. The K-series pulley, from memory, is pretty standard across the whole range of MG/Rover/Land Rover cars - so currently, it won't be as if there won't be one or three in your local scrap yard. :)

The question I'd like to know the answer to is why did the bolt come loose in the first place (it's torqued to a very high level - or it should be!).

Has the thread in the crank been damaged? Is there any other damage to the cam covers or even cam belt? Depending on how the pulley fell off, it may have damaged the cam belt - and you won't want to have the cam belt fail... So inspect carefully and replace if there is any faintest chance that it has been damaged.

To be honest, these are actually pretty straightforward jobs you could tackle yourself, if you're that way minded? :)
 
£800 is a pi.. take. I expect the bolt wasn't done up tight enough after a the belt change and came loose. Once it's slipped off the key on the cam pulley, the damper pulley would stop turning. I expect that a few seconds with the buzz gun would sort out the problem.
The bolt is really strong, so will be fine for reuse.
I think the garage are milking an easy job to make huge profits on this.
 
Thanks for the advice. Seems like what I thought. I thought I was missing something obvious. Just to check, am I right in thinking the pulley is held on by the one bolt that is done up to a very high torque and there is no other locking mechanism? I have just spoken to the garage and they have told me a bolt is missing but there is a bolt and pulley there! Not sure I trusts them. Difficulty is I am in Cheshire and had to leave the car in Worcester, thought it would be an easy fix with a torque wrench and away I would go. This car had a lot of work done on it including new cam belt and engine rebuild before I got it and the alternator was changed last year so I do wonder of this has been slowly loosening over the last few months
 
rob_bell said:
Eight hundred quid?!?!?!?!?!!?

Seriously?????

The bottom pulley and bolt really ought to be as cheap as chips. As in about £1.50 from a breakers. The K-series pulley, from memory, is pretty standard across the whole range of MG/Rover/Land Rover cars - so currently, it won't be as if there won't be one or three in your local scrap yard. :)

The question I'd like to know the answer to is why did the bolt come loose in the first place (it's torqued to a very high level - or it should be!).

Has the thread in the crank been damaged? Is there any other damage to the cam covers or even cam belt? Depending on how the pulley fell off, it may have damaged the cam belt - and you won't want to have the cam belt fail... So inspect carefully and replace if there is any faintest chance that it has been damaged.

To be honest, these are actually pretty straightforward jobs you could tackle yourself, if you're that way minded? :)
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Would normally have tackled this myself able or not but being Christmas morning with my mother in the car and partners father insisting on taking it to a garage he knew things didn't work out as planned!
 
The pulley is held on by 1 large bolt and a washer (as in the ebay listing). There's nothing else keeping it in place. The washer is slightly concave and acts as a cup shaped spring, when pressed against the pulley, in combination with a slight stretch on the bolt. Once tightened correctly, it won't come loose on its own.
There are no other fixings to keep it in place.
The back of the pulley has a key that locates onto a matched notch on the cam pulley. This locks the two pulleys together, preventing them from slipping. It is possible that the crank pulley wasn't located on the cam pulley key correctly. This could then slip in use, unloading the the bolt and causing the problem.
The garage are talking rubbish.
 
Hi, i am breaking a 2000 1.8 petrol freelander, are you after just the outer pulley and bolt, or the inner timming belt gear that the pulley sits on? i could remove all 3 parts if you need them? dean
 
deangermouse said:
Hi, i am breaking a 2000 1.8 petrol freelander, are you after just the outer pulley and bolt, or the inner timming belt gear that the pulley sits on? i could remove all 3 parts if you need them? dean
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Hi it is just the outer pulley and bolt I am after assuming no damage has been done to the cambelt
 
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