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Crankshaft damper
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:56 pm
by bmcecosse
Be quick - there are two on ebay right now and cheap too! I haven't seen any for ages. But just be aware that they can sometimes wear on the keyway, and then they are worse than useless......
Re: Crankshaft damper
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:22 am
by M25VAN
Does the 1275 damper fit the 1098 engine?
Re: Crankshaft damper
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:23 pm
by Alex'n'Ane
I didn't realise they were that rare or uncommon? I just got one from my local mini specialist.
Re: Crankshaft damper
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:13 pm
by linearaudio
M25VAN wrote:Does the 1275 damper fit the 1098 engine?
Yes!! Reading the Bible, His Wizardness states that the damper needs to be tuned to the particular engine....But no-one ever told BMC that! A case of anything better than nothing, I guess!
Re: Crankshaft damper
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:46 pm
by bmcecosse
The same damper was fitted to all the later Mini engines - 998 or 1275. No 'tuning' required. The early 1098 East West engines were all fitted with an earlier and arguably better two-part damper, but BMC never fitted the damper to the North South engines - miserable bu99ers....... They are no longer available new - good second hand ones are normally hard to find..... Are you sure you have a 'damper' Alex - and not just a steel pulley?
Re: Crankshaft damper
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:55 pm
by M25VAN
Thanks chaps, that should help widen the search.
