ablokzyl Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Customer comes in with a 2010 focus complaining of an oil leak. I find the front crank seal is leaking. So I grab a seal that we had in stock (someone must have ordered it in wrong previously). I removed the balancer only to find that there is no keyway and the balancer has the crank sensor tone ring on it. So I look up how to time the crank pulley to the engine. Get everything moved around and tightend down. Try to start the engine and hear a bunch of ticking noises under the hood during cranking. Little did I realise, but the timing gear also doesnt have a keyway and is held in place by the balancer pulley bolt. I bent all the intake valves! I have never made a mistake like this ever! So just so everyone knows there is no keyway on the crank gear of a 2010 focus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 ouchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saunoras Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I believe that design started in 05 when the 2.0 lost the timing belt and got a chain instead. I rememeber vaguely that you had to install the cam holding tool and timing peg. Then position the pulley with the hole at the bottom so you could thread a bolt through that would line up with a hole in the timing cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablokzyl Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Exactly what has to be done. I wish I knew that before I pulled the crank pulley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Read the workshop manual. Four banger Fusions and Escapes use that same setup too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablokzyl Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 I understand that I should have read the manual. It was supposed to be just a crank seal. Should have been pretty self explanatory. I will definatly check the manual before I pull my next crank pully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Unless I have done the labour op before, I check the WSM. New stuff is happening all the time - some of it we get a sneak preview with NMTs and other web based efforts. For an eye opener, read section 204-04 of the 2011 F350 shop manual "WHEELS AND TIRES/REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION". This is only the tip of the iceberg. FWIW, I can look my customer in the eye and state unequivocally that his vehicle was repaired in accordance with recommended factory procedure. CYA just seems important in todays "climate". There is a not so old saw that goes "IF THE SOLUTION APPEARS SIMPLE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM". That's a bit of an overstatement, but I still think it bears relevance. Back in the '80s, I opined that the tech of the future wasn't going to possess much innate knowledge ( the point gap 0.017" will give about 32 degrees of dwell on a V8 kind of knowledge) about what he was working on... rather he would know where to quickly find the information he needed to fulfill his task. It would be like dropping the fuel tank only to discover an access panel under the back seat.... Granted, one traditionally expects a crankshaft keyway, but we have seen the automobile evolve from what was - to what"is". All of Fords "old technology" motors - the FE, the 335, the Y block, the Cleveland, 351M/400, even the venerable Flathead V8.... These all had headbolts that threaded into the block deck. Modern Ford engines have head bolts threading into the main bearing web area. Food for thought... no matter how simple or mundane a task might appear, the few minutes spent checking OASIS or the WSM might save you hours of anguish. FWIW, I've been doing this shit for over 40 years.... I still haven't seen all the surprises they have for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbriggs Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 There used to be an ssm, or maybe it was a broadcast message, about doing exactly what you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbl35 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Tec time plus did a segment about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 It would be like dropping the fuel tank only to discover an access panel under the back seat.... Sumbitch I HATE it when that happens. But you`re bound to stink the whole insides of the car up with gas fumes anyways, so maybe it was for the better, right Sayin that helps me feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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