I am using the KAD viscous damper crank pulley on my 1293 A+ turbo engine. It has MED vernier duplex timing chain. Standard tin timing cover fitted. It has the oil thrower fitted inside the case also. I double checked that the new seal fitted nicely on the crank pulley, which it did perfectly.
So, i pushed in the new seal being very careful not to damage the tin casing. The new seal was pushed fully home and fully square. No damage at all done to the new seal. I applied a smear of oil onto the new seal inner lips prior to fitting it back to the engine. After putting in a new gasket i placed the cover on to the back plate and did all the bolts up finger tight. I then put the crank pulley back on but did not do the pulley up murder tight, approx 60 lbs ft. I then did up tight all the bolts i could get to with the pulley still on. I removed the pulley again and then tightened up the remaining one bolt. I put the crank pulley back on for the final time and finshed putting the rest of the engine ancillaries back on.
I cannot see what i have done wrong?!!
I was very careful and very meticulous when i was putting it all together. Its so annoying.
I rang KAD earlier today to ask them their thoughts and they couldnt understand why either! The only thing they told me was to slide the pulley into the timing cover prior to placing the cover against the engine, then do the bolts up as per sequence i had already done (mentioned above). Its such a simple thing and its really trying my patience! Thanks in advance and ask as many silly questions as you want. Im lost!
