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AWD Crankwalk Check

Just follow the pictures, and expanations. This obviously, is not the most accurate way to do this, but, it is better than ripping the x-fer case, or oil pan off. Try it a few times until your measuring technique yields consistent results.

  • The red arrow points to the inner cover that needs to be removed, so the crank can be moved, and measured using the pulley.

  • If you tilt your head a bit to the right, you can see that the cover is almost off. This is the under car view.

  • This picture shows the crankshaft being carefully moved to the clutch side. I am prying between the unibody (framework), and harmonic balancer pulley. I try to pry against the center section of the pulley so I do not promote it coming apart at high rpms.

  • Here are the calipers carefully set up and "zeroed". I have the calipers between the harmonic balancer pulley, and the brake caliper. Now is not a good time to touch the front wheel, or steering.

  • This photo is difficult to see everthing that is going on. I added a few arrows to help out. I carefully pried against the timing belt cover and the pulley to move the crankshaft back to the pulley side of the engine.
  • *update* It helps a lot to have someone press the clutch in at the same time. The plastic timing belt cover is too weak in some cases to give the full mesurement.
  • The red arrow shows the harmonic balancer pulley.
  • The green arrow is the plastic timing belt cover.
  • The blue arrow is pointing at the prybar.
  • The yellow two-headed arrow is pointing at the calipers.

  • Here is the end play measured on the calipers. You can barely make out the brake caliper bolt on the left side, and the inside of the rim and tire in the background. 0.0055" makes sense, being right between the measurement from the feeler gauge earlier.

    Where to go from here?

    back to Crankwalk Page
    Our FWD friends are not having fun either.

    Hope this helps you AWD owners, and gives a little peice of mind. There is no fix for an improperly cast block, a defect, or improper machining. If you notice any mistakes with my page, or have any ideas, feel free to drop a line.