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Crank pulley bolt loose during flywheel change??

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Rengar18

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Jun 8, 2009
Lancaster, California
So I changed my clutch/flywheel a few weeks ago and while me and a bud were removing the 7 bolts, the crank bolt was alrdy loose! We had to torque it a couple times to get it tight enough to remove the flywheel. Also my timing belt is fairly loose(can almost put my finger between them).

Should I jst have the bolt air torqued and call it a day or go head and have the belt redone check the motor? I'm not sure how long that bolt was loose like (maybe 6 months) and abt 2500 miles has been on the car in that timeframe. Motor hasn't done anything weird or made any weird noises Im honestly jst fairly concerned. Especially after reading tons of "skipped a tooth kaboom" stories. Have nowhere near the funds for a motor..
 
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