Thread: Newb w/ a Miata
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Old 11-12-2010, 09:05 PM   #15 (permalink)
DJBecker
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I thought that the risk was during the timing belt service. If the key wasn't put back exactly right, or things didn't seat correctly when torquing the crank bolt, the crankshaft nose would be either damaged immediately or later as the key shaft rounded out. If you didn't touch the bolt, the damage wouldn't happen.

This was fixed with the "long nose" crank in the 1.8L engine.
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