I have no idea what is going on or if this is fixable. I have 92 miata that was produced in 3/92. I have already verified that I have a long nose crank. However I most definitely have a wobble. I read the article posted on miata.net about long nose crank problems but I am not really sure what to do or if it is serious.
I just bought the car and didn't even check for the problem because i knew it was a long nose car, my mistake I think. The car also only has 110k on the odometer.
I took the PS/AC belt off to see if it was just an optical illusion, but no, it still wobbles just as much. Also the PS/AC belt was worn like I've never seen before, practically new looking in some parts, and really thin in others, same thing with the alternator belt.
When the motor is cold there is no wobble or at least non that's noticeable. After about 1 minute of idling or so it starts up, and wobbles a little worse once it is completely warmed up.
This is a short video I took of it to really no avail, you can't really see any of the wobble in the video but it is definitely very noticeable in person.
So....what should I do? Is it safe to keep driving it like this? Also it only wobbles horizontally, not in and out. Could the pulley just be bent? Opinions would be highly valued on this topic.
I just bought the car and didn't even check for the problem because i knew it was a long nose car, my mistake I think. The car also only has 110k on the odometer.
I took the PS/AC belt off to see if it was just an optical illusion, but no, it still wobbles just as much. Also the PS/AC belt was worn like I've never seen before, practically new looking in some parts, and really thin in others, same thing with the alternator belt.
When the motor is cold there is no wobble or at least non that's noticeable. After about 1 minute of idling or so it starts up, and wobbles a little worse once it is completely warmed up.
This is a short video I took of it to really no avail, you can't really see any of the wobble in the video but it is definitely very noticeable in person.
So....what should I do? Is it safe to keep driving it like this? Also it only wobbles horizontally, not in and out. Could the pulley just be bent? Opinions would be highly valued on this topic.