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Originally Posted by dataway
I agree with Punch ... the OEM pulleys are offset to the inside to locate the stress farther back on the shaft and bearings ... actually well BEHIND the end of the snout in most cases. I don't think the OEM pump was ever designed to have that kind of stress that far out on the snout, and certainly not an aluminum one.
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Agree. With an iron pump, IT might have not failed. But, now we have added stress to the aluminum timing cover. Hmmm.