CVT Pulley Inspection
Pulley inspection before ordering: the screening step that rejects worn, deformed or out-of-tolerance pulleys.
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Screening in step 2
Process step 2 is defect screening and rejection of faulty parts. The documents list pulleys among the core parts screened, alongside planetary gears, shafts, bearings, valve bodies, solenoids and clutch assemblies in the general process, and they say that parts found worn, deformed, fatigued or out of tolerance are rejected outright and do not go forward to reassembly. For CVT purposes, the pulley part of that sentence is the anchor: a pulley that is worn, deformed or out of tolerance is a rejected pulley, not a repaired pulley, in the process as described.
Inspection and the pressure test are different checks
Pulley inspection and the pulley-cylinder pressure test are often confused, because both sit in the testing story of a CVT. They are different checks. Inspection screens the pulley itself for wear, deformation, fatigue and tolerance. The pressure test, in step 6, tests the cylinder for internal leakage and pressure loss. A pulley can pass inspection and still sit next to a failing cylinder, and a cylinder can pass its pressure test while its pulley is worn. A buyer who asks for both checks by name, inspection and pressure test, gets a fuller answer than a buyer who asks only for testing in general.
Questions before ordering a pulley
Ask which side is being offered, primary or secondary, or whether the offer is a set. Ask whether the pulley has been screened under the step 2 criteria, and what the screening covered. Ask whether the cylinder is included and whether it has had its pressure test. Ask for the quantity terms and lead time. Those questions turn a general pulley offer into a specific, checkable offer.