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I discovered that the relay pulley stud is broken off. When I pulled the top timing belt cover off I found that the relay pulley (the small one) was simply sitting there at an odd angle and riding against the belt. It had worn a small groove in the belt. It has also worn a hole in the plastic cover. Fortunately I discovered it before the belt gave out.
It looks like a nasty job to get the broken of stud out of the block. I don't see how it could have received enough force to break the stud. Can I simply leave the relay pulley out? Obviously it has run for some time without the relay pulley.
I discovered this because I heard an odd intermittent jiggling noise coming from this area. I have search forums and found nothing about this problem. Weird! Timing belt last replaced by a VW dealer.
It looks like a nasty job to get the broken of stud out of the block. I don't see how it could have received enough force to break the stud. Can I simply leave the relay pulley out? Obviously it has run for some time without the relay pulley.
I discovered this because I heard an odd intermittent jiggling noise coming from this area. I have search forums and found nothing about this problem. Weird! Timing belt last replaced by a VW dealer.