>and found that the gear's built -in woodruff >key was already beginning to break. Rats! I just paid 28.00 for that > gear!. It could be worse. On the older inline VW engines, it's the keyway in the crankshaft that wears out when the bolt comes loose! I know of a few people who wish they only paid $28 to fix the problem! Bill |
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