DKelsay

Hello all, I never knew there was a site just for Subaru owners. I never thought of looking before... My car and I have been through a lot. It's a 93 Impreza. I've had it almost 4 years, I bought it used for $1,500.00. Within the first week I had to put it in the shop to have the ball joints replaced. That was the last time I put it in the shop for something so simple. I have been on a wonderful and sometimes frustrating journey with my Impreza doing self repairs. I am currently trying to repair the harmonic balancer, and will be looking into the pin. I bought a new pulley yesterday and put it on with no thought to there being a pin, (even though there is a notch in the pulley . ) I need to see if there is a pin in there still, which there should be since a piece was stuck in the old pulley. Any way, any advice you can give on this matter would be greatly appreciated as this is a new area for me. Should I assume the bolt for the pulley is as old as the car and buy a new one so I don't run the risk of breaking it off like I have read others have done? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just got back from the auto parts store, showed them pictures of the crankshaft, it's grooved from the key and can not be fixed or used. So, now I have to get a new crank shaft. Any advice from experienced people would be great right now. I know I can do this, but guidance is always best for a first time job.