Q: I have a slight wobble in crank shaft pulley will replacing it fix my problem? Its a 2000 lumina with 76,000 miles. thank you
Crank shaft pulley wobble slightly. Returns to normal when rpms are accelerated. The tensinor also moves in guessing due to the CS pulley wobble.
My car has 76000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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