Recall on pulley
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Recall on pulley
I just received a phonecall about a recall on the pulley for '02 C230's. Does anyone know anything about this. I haven't heard the message yet, nor have I contacted them yet. Buellwinkle, you know anything about this?
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i got that same phone call to and i dont even have the pulley.
Seems pretty strange that the solid and now steel hub pulley are both having problems.
Was there a thread about this that i missed?
Seems pretty strange that the solid and now steel hub pulley are both having problems.
Was there a thread about this that i missed?
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Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
Was there a thread about this that i missed?
Was there a thread about this that i missed?
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so this....
since i've driven over 13,000 miles and taken a complete trip across the country with the pulley on, should I keep my asp on and send in my factory and accept the risk? does anyone know how long it takes to get the factory back? is there a notable difference in power with the ring, or is it similar to the larger pulley?
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Originally posted by Buellwinkle
The people that said the damper is necessary were right.
The people that said the damper is necessary were right.
So how is kleemann solid pulley doin fine? and has been fine for years?
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Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
Wow. i never thought i would hear that.
So how is kleemann solid pulley doin fine? and has been fine for years?
Wow. i never thought i would hear that.
So how is kleemann solid pulley doin fine? and has been fine for years?
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Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
Wow. i never thought i would hear that.
So how is kleemann solid pulley doin fine? and has been fine for years?
Wow. i never thought i would hear that.
So how is kleemann solid pulley doin fine? and has been fine for years?
All these references to the damper only illustrate that there is STILL a misunderstanding as to what it does. The damper is not there to make the pulley last longer, or in any way structural to its design. The damper is there to counter act twisting cycles in the CRANK that are inherent to a I4 design. Of course if the pulley itself is weak, or somehow compramised in design, it may very well brake as a result of ANY forces present it a I4 engine. This is a dead horse so I wont spend anymore time on it.
Yes, it turns out the vibration is too great from not having a damper. Lee is fed up and is taking every precaution to make sure new pulley that uses the factory damper is rock solid. He starts with your factory pulley, machines the outer plane grooves flat and presses on a pulley ring like Renntech. Then to make sure it never comes off, it's welded on like Vaeth and then sent to a balancer to re-balance the assembly back to factory specs. The people that said the damper is necessary were right.
Im glad ASP stands behind its products, any good company will. Lee has probably lost his shirt on the two original pulley designs and picking up the repairs on the cars effected. Kudos to he and his company.
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Many people still have the original ASP all alloy pulley without any problems and some even don't want to switch to the all steel one. So chances are nothing will happen to them or the Kleemann one. Some of the original ASP pulleys have over 15K miles on them. I know I'll have more confidence in the modified factory pulley after what happened.
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Originally posted by Matt230K
So are you saying that us Kleemann owners have nothing to worry about?? Or at least not the same worries as the ASP guys?
So are you saying that us Kleemann owners have nothing to worry about?? Or at least not the same worries as the ASP guys?
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Originally posted by vadim
Kleemann's solid alloy pulley has not been around for years - its history is shorter than that of ASP's.
Kleemann's solid alloy pulley has not been around for years - its history is shorter than that of ASP's.
Which have been around for sometime.
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Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
I was not just talking about the c230 pulley, i was talking about the SLK230/C230 sedan pulleys.
Which have been around for sometime.
I was not just talking about the c230 pulley, i was talking about the SLK230/C230 sedan pulleys.
Which have been around for sometime.
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Originally posted by vadim
It's a bit pointless to compare the Kleemann SLK alloy pulley to the ASP CL203 one - they are different beasts; their stress patterns are more than likely different, too. Apples to oranges.
It's a bit pointless to compare the Kleemann SLK alloy pulley to the ASP CL203 one - they are different beasts; their stress patterns are more than likely different, too. Apples to oranges.
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I think I have something to do with it...
Yes, it turns out the vibration is too great from not having a damper. Lee is fed up and is taking every precaution to make sure new pulley that uses the factory damper is rock solid. He starts with your factory pulley, machines the outer plane grooves flat and presses on a pulley ring like Renntech. Then to make sure it never comes off, it's welded on like Vaeth and then sent to a balancer to re-balance the assembly back to factory specs. The people that said the damper is necessary were right.
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It's nice to see that Buellwinkle can admit that I and the others were right! Maybe he'll listen more often, nah!
The Kleemann solid pulley is $900 and the ring is $599. I'd go with them as the have a long track record.
The Kleemann solid pulley is $900 and the ring is $599. I'd go with them as the have a long track record.
