Damper pulley

[frankman]

Just told today that  damper pulley is cracked !!  Wondered  how critical/,urgent this might be as ideally needed to use car tmrw ??

TA

[Greydog]

Morning Frank

Who told you that ? 

The Damper pulley is made of steel as is the inner boss the two parts are held together by a vulcanised rubber core it is probably the rubber which is showing cracks, how did they see it? If you look down from the top of the engine and the pulley is wobbling when the engine is running I would consider changing it (if you do then it is worth changing Belts Tension and Guide pulleys as well) If the pulley is steady then I wouldn't worry to much

Hope this helps

Dave

[frankman]

TA  for  that  Dave  ....i  had  bring to  main  dealers  yesterday  for  manf  re call  ...steering  wheel  airbag !!...and  when  i  collected  it  they   said  they  also  done  mechanical  inspection   and   gave  me  a  'report  sheet '...he  pointed  out  remark  on  it     which  is  just  three  words      ''damper  pulley  cracked''  ...his  phone  rang  and  he  walked  off    into  another  part  of  building  ...   drove  it  home the  three  or  so  miles  but  made  me  bit  paranoid  about  using  it  now      TA    again