1972 Dodge Dart 72 Swinger Slant 6 There Three Pulleys On Front Engine Middle

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GRNHORNET17
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'72 swinger with a slant 6. there are three pulleys on the front of the engine and the middle pulley wobbles and spins free of the others. Can this one pulley be replaced?
Apr 5, 2013 at 3:56 PM
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Those are normally spot-welded together but you'll have to unbolt them from the vibration damper and look at them to be sure. I had six or seven Darts and Demons but they all had V-8s.

As I recall, the inner pulley is part of the vibration damper. If that one is wobbling the bond has broken between it and the hub. They have to be replaced for that. That was pretty much unheard of years ago but today the auto parts stores have catalogs with thousands of replacement dampers listed. When additional pulleys are needed they are bolted to the hub of the damper. Be sure those bolts are not loose. If only the middle pulley is loose I would be willing to bet the outer one is bolted tight to the hub and the middle one is welded to the outer one, and the tack welds have broken loose. That should be repairable.
Apr 5, 2013 at 4:20 PM
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