Crankshaft Pulley/Damper

[Meridivs]

We have a '92 Pontiac Trans Sport with the 3.1 TBI V6 engine.

Our crakshaft pulley/damper rubber isolation seems to be in bad shape so we need to start looking for a replacement.

After browsing online I haven't found any store (autozone, rockauto, partstrain) that carry this part and I think that I cannot fix the problem by looking for a used part in better shape - the rubber could be just as old as mine and fail.

Do you know any way we can find this part new/remanufactured?

The alternative would be to take it to a shop and weld in a metal bushing instead of the rubber isolation. What are the chances for it to work as good as the original part?

[Airjer_]

Have you tried calling your local GM dealer?

[Meridivs]

The local GM dealer in this part of Europe will take 4-8 weeks to bring a non-stock part and charge 12 times it's price. You can easily compare them with your local Mercedes-Benz or VW dealer That's not even an option for me since I can order it online from the States at a fraction of that cost and have it in less then 3 weeks.

The only problem is that I couldn't find it in any of the online stores yet that's why I was thinking about welding in a metal bushing to replace the rubber one. Did anyone tried this or replaced this part recently?

[Jeffrv]

Poking thru the internet, I found this place..have never had any dealings with them, so not sure about anything with them, but they do say they ship international, and list your part
http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...?siteid=215130
Jeff

[Teodora1]

I changed the pulley a few months ago after a mechanic suggested it. However, a new one I bought it here locally is already making the same kind of noise as old one did. This time I gave up on it!