fyton2v
SILVER Star
Replaced the timing cover seal on my 2F. It seems that I may have not positioned the cover correctly when I reseated the pulley. I left the cover loose but perhaps I took too much time to put the pulley back on ... perhaps the FIPG firmed up and kept the cover a little off center. After running the engine for a while, the smell of burning rubber and the persistent squeak was a dead give away that I goofed. The two circumferential marks aren't very deep. In that spot there is a metal ring thing on the timing cover that sits behind the seal. You can tell it was rubbing there. The black mark is where the seal was rubbing and it doesn't appear to have gouged the pulley at all.
One thing that's odd is that this guy is very difficult to reseat. Other folks on Mud seem to mention they can push their pulley on by hand. Mine requires quite a bit of pounding and then I had to use the 46mm nut to get it the rest of the way. That takes a bit of time. Perhaps that hammering process could have been long enough for the Toyota FIPG to do its thing.
One thing that's odd is that this guy is very difficult to reseat. Other folks on Mud seem to mention they can push their pulley on by hand. Mine requires quite a bit of pounding and then I had to use the 46mm nut to get it the rest of the way. That takes a bit of time. Perhaps that hammering process could have been long enough for the Toyota FIPG to do its thing.