Crank Pulley - is it bad?

[z0mbeh]

I recently replaced all the pulleys after one failed and caused a squeal. While I was in there, I also did the oil filter housing, water pump, plugs etc…

Well today I noticed an oil leak on the driver’s side of the engine. I haven’t tracked down the exact source yet, still working on that. While I was underneath checking things out, I noticed the crank pulley appears to have a bit of a wobble.

I’m also still getting an occasional squeal on startup, not every time, but enough to notice.

I did some searching and haven’t really found much info about crank pulleys going bad or needing replacement, so I’m not sure what’s considered normal here.

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[Reflektr]

The harmonic balancer on my brand new ‘25 Willys does the same exact thing. I posted a similar thread the other day and didn’t get a ton of feedback. Someone said it was normal. My experience being a mechanic suggested it wasn’t. I had a mechanic at the dealer look at it and he didn’t seem worried. What people claim to be normal on a $50,000 vehicle is wild man.

 

[azjl#3]

Not perfect but I've seen worse.

 

[mwilk012]

I’ve sold two this past week. If it’s not making noise, don’t worry about it. It’s not going to fall off.

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