Happened to my 81 also. It was the pulleys, not the damper. Some bolts
snapped, some loose. take out the pulleys and you should be able to
unscrew the broken off bolts. A dremel or die grinder to cut screwdriver
slots may help. Buy 6 new allen head capscrews. (Rusty or an industrial
supply place) Put the belts on the damper, put the pulleys on the damper
and put the bolts in.
If the damper truly is off, then you have lost the big bolt and
washer. best found from a salvage engine. Make sure the alignment pins
are in place and that you have the damper aligned properly so tdc is when
the engine is at TDC. Replace big bolt and torque it good.
At 08:55 PM 7/6/2005, you wrote:
To all,
What am I facing? It came off when wife was about a 1/4 mile from the house
and she got it close to the house. It stayed with the car, wedged against
the fan shroud and supported by the belts. 1981, manual transmission.
Harry Watkins
86 SDL Silver
85 300D Euro
86 SDL Gold
81 240D manual trans
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