Hi,

Had a knocking noise coming from my engine last week, finally got round to having a look yesterday and the pulley on the auxilary driveshaft which drives the dizzy and oil pump had come loose. I removed the bolt, cleaned the threads and refitted using some thread lock, no more knocking.

Once I had re fitted the pulley I noticed that the shaft moved in and out the engine by 4-5mm, is this normal or do I have a knackered bearing or something?

Car is a 4x4 Sapphire if that makes any difference.

Thanks