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Are 92-97 crank pulley assemblies the same?

Old 06-30-2009, 02:04 PM
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Can anybody confirm this? I can't remember...
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Old 06-30-2009, 02:11 PM
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Yes but no.... the 1.6 long nose can have a 1.8 crank pulley bolt to it. However, one of the local guys with a 1.8 transplant was trying to install a 6-rib SC, and the sc pulleys didn't fit into the crank pulley. Turns out the 1.8 had a 1.6 long nose pulley on it, which are different dimensions than the 1.8s.

However, you have to remember the alt belt on a 1.8 is a flat rib style, vs. the v-belt on the 1.6. So that's the bigger problem.

That said, supposedly a escort crank pulley is the same dimensions as the 1.8, but includes the v-belt... So I believe that was the solution to his issue.

If you are talkin' about the pulley boss (crank bolt goes through) then logic would say yes, given the above information, but I haven't tried that combo.....

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Turns out the 1.8 had a 1.6 long nose pulley on it, which are different dimensions than the 1.8s.
meaning the width of the belt track on the pulley?

However, you have to remember the alt belt on a 1.8 is a flat rib style, vs. the v-belt on the 1.6. So that's the bigger problem.
Just dug around the parts stored in the shed and found three alternators - two vbelts and one ribbed. Lucky me.

That said, supposedly a escort crank pulley is the same dimensions as the 1.8, but includes the v-belt... So I believe that was the solution to his issue.
probably won't find one of those before the weekend

If you are talkin' about the pulley boss (crank bolt goes through) then logic would say yes, given the above information, but I haven't tried that combo.....
I need the entire assembly. I have a bad small nose 1.6 in the car and a good big nose 1.6 w/o the pulley assembly (gear only) to go in.
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Originally Posted by m2cupcar
meaning the width of the belt track on the pulley?
The pulley was a different "internal" diameter. So, it wouldn't accept the SC pulley to bolt inside on the 4 10mm bolts.


Just dug around the parts stored in the shed and found three alternators - two vbelts and one ribbed. Lucky me.
If you are going to run with the 1.8 ribbed... check the connections on the alt, they were supposedly different between the 1.6/1.8.

probably won't find one of those before the weekend


I need the entire assembly. I have a bad small nose 1.6 in the car and a good big nose 1.6 w/o the pulley assembly (gear only) to go in.
OK, so if you have a 1.8 pulley boss and crank pulley, I think you'll be fine.... But if you can get the escort one, it's one less thing to change (alt). <G>

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I got a schooling from a local miata mechanic on all this, but forgot the details. Basically, all the late 91+ crank pulleys will bolt up to the to all the 91+ cranks. Once the change went to ribbed accessories, you then have to contend with the axial (fore/aft) offset of the pulleys. So one is best off grabbing the entire pulley set from the same year crank pulley. I ended up with a 94 set, same as 95... and that offset changed in 96, same as 97.
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Originally Posted by steelrat


If you are going to run with the 1.8 ribbed... check the connections on the alt, they were supposedly different between the 1.6/1.8.
The connections are the same I've got a 1995 alternator in my 92
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So I got around to putting my 94 pulley on my 90 Vpulley alternator and didn't work. Why? Because the Vpulley alternators have a thinner shorter shaft - which means the 94 ribbed pulley has excessive tolerance at the bore, and the pulley shaft threads aren't exposed. That sounds so softcore.
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The connections are the same I've got a 1995 alternator in my 92
As did I
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