need help fast

[cruisen_15]

ok so my crank pulley key broke so the pulley spinns freely... how do i get the timing gear off to put a new key on?

[sicksubie]

is this on the legacy or the SVX and how on earth did you do that?

[cruisen_15]

this is on the svx, and the pulley kept coming loose and it totaly ground out the pulley so i just pulled off the pulley from the legacy but i dont have a car right now so i need this fixed asap

[kwren]

I think we live pretty close so the next time you put the drive pulley on, call and I will come over and tighten the bolt for you (I am almost 80 years old) LOL

[sicksubie]

Were you tightening it down to 100lb ft? There is no way it should just come loose like that..

[cruisen_15]

no its hard to explain, the pulley got rounded out by the key and today the key just brok off... all i know is that i need to get a new key on there and the camshaft gear isnt alligned with the camshaft so the key wont fit in anymore even if i do get a new one.... im just really stuck here and i dont know how to fix it. and i have no transportation right now

[cruisen_15]

ok so i went out and just got the camshaft and camfast gear aligned for the key but where do i get a new one? i tried pulling the one off my legacy but it just wiggles around and when i pull on it it gets stuck... do they come out?

[svxfiles]

Cruisen,
How about a picture so that we are sure of whats going on?
The key should pull out with just plyers.

You have mentioned both camshaft and crankshaft, I'm just trying to help.

[cruisen_15]

ok i got the key out and put it on the svx same with the pulley, but i got the svx to start but now it sounds like an sti!!! and my check engien light wents nuts so i checked the codes and cylinders 1,3,5 are all misfiring... im guessing my timing is off =/ how do i fix it?

[svxfiles]

Originally Posted by cruisen_15

ok i got the key out and put it on the svx same with the pulley, but i got the svx to start but now it sounds like an sti!!! and my check engien light wents nuts so i checked the codes and cylinders 1,3,5 are all misfiring... im guessing my timing is off =/ how do i fix it?

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Cruisen,
How about a picture so that we are sure of whats going on?

[NikFu S.]

Good grief, man.
I had a similar experience. I just got it all at the dealer. The gear should just slide right out provided it's not baked on. If the crankshaft won't hold the key properly due to damage, unlikely considering the key is soft aluminum, you are SOL.

I believe the timing belt has marks. Your timing cogs should have marks. to line them up, or you should have marked them. If not, SOL again. You'll have to do it manually.

[svxfiles]

Originally Posted by cruisen_15

im guessing my timing is off =/ how do i fix it?

On the passenger side of the engine point the cam sprocket arrow strait up, and align the hash mark on the cam sprocket to the one on the plastic timing belt cover back pannel.(11:00)
Put the crankshaft keyway at the 3:00 position, lining up the hash mark with the one at the bottom of the crank sensor casting.(about 12:03)
Put the drivers side camshaft arrow pointing strait up, while aligning the hash mark (1:00) to the one on the timing belt cover back plate.
Install the belt, release the tentioner and check it.
Tom

[cruisen_15]

ok well i drove the car anways and the thing sounds like its cammed? it sounds good though and the car pulls and drives so much faster! not to mention not one freaking misfire like i was having before i fixed the pulley... if it really was misfiring and the timnig was off wouldnt the thing barly run and be gutless? i meen this thing hauls ass now

[cruisen_15]

sicksubie.... is your svx cammed cuz this is EXACTLY what my car sounds like right now... it has a lope through the exhaust now