pulley confusion???do I need 3 or 1?
11-04-2010, 10:20 PM
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pulley confusion???do I need 3 or 1?
Hi Guys .I am a little confused , do I need 3 pulleys or jus the crank puley?
can I run a 172 with no tune? if so where is the cheapest place to purchase one?
Thnaks
ps: will post a pic as soon as I get the car.
can I run a 172 with no tune? if so where is the cheapest place to purchase one?
Thnaks
ps: will post a pic as soon as I get the car.
11-04-2010, 11:54 PM
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The larger crank pulleys come with a water pump pulley for fitment issues. So if someone advertises a crank pulley, ensure it comes with the WP pulley. Depending on size, you may also need another belt.
No tune is required though highly recommended, now who does that tune..................oh boy.....just search and read, no need to bring that up in another thread. There are countless threads on pulleys and tunes that will keep you busy for a long time.
No tune is required though highly recommended, now who does that tune..................oh boy.....just search and read, no need to bring that up in another thread. There are countless threads on pulleys and tunes that will keep you busy for a long time.
Last edited by pearlpower; 11-04-2010 at 11:57 PM.
11-05-2010, 10:40 AM
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My 172mm came with a smaller water pump pulley. As far as cheap is concerned please be very careful with that one. I bought my first pulley used from a forum member and that ended up being a bad idea. As Shardul says get a tune at the same time.
BUT my 2 cents of advice is whoever does the pulley should have some experience with this work. While it not difficult many have have not gotten the torque specs right and as a result the crank pulley backs out and the pulley usually walks itself off the end of the crank. This most times casues keyway damage and an EXPENSIVE fix!
Check out for a pulley and tune combo https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...bo-1299-a.html
BUT my 2 cents of advice is whoever does the pulley should have some experience with this work. While it not difficult many have have not gotten the torque specs right and as a result the crank pulley backs out and the pulley usually walks itself off the end of the crank. This most times casues keyway damage and an EXPENSIVE fix!
Check out for a pulley and tune combo https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...bo-1299-a.html
