Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting oil on belt after changing alt and crank pulley

Ok at my local alt shop I had my alternator changed out because it was shot, the crank pulley was right there and they said they would change it for nothing so I said ok, well while I was putting the lowering springs on the front I noticed oil on the frame and belt and pulleys and the belt is squeling could they have caused this by putting the pulley on? I have also checked the oil and the level is ok right where it always is on full so I dont think its a leak.
Do you need to oil anything when replacing the crank pulley? Oh and they also replaced the belt tensioner to.
Any help would be appreciated.

They probably forgot to seal the keyway of the crankshaft pulley. Oil is seeping out through the small spaces bewteen the key and the key way. Only way to fix this is to remove the pulley bolt, clean the pulley and keyway with a good cleaner like brake cleaner. If you want to you can also replace the front crankshaft seal. To replace this seal you remove the crank pulley and the seal can be poped out. Tap the new seal into place, put the crank pulley back on, clean the crank pulley, seal the keyway and install a new bolt and washer. The crank pulley bolt and washer should not be re-used.

You can do this yourself, there is a write up in the How-to section of this site. All the Ford part numbers for the parts I mentioned are listed here also.

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