So, somehow my pulley came loose and when i took it apart i noticed that the woodruf key and the gear around it were chipped. I took off the entire set up down to the rod that goes into the crankshaft. That's chipped too. So do i have to get a whole new crankshaft installed or can i just weld the small area where it is chipped?
Any other ways i can get around this problem and any ideas on the costs?

no there is no way to weld it, chances are you will never get it perfect and the crank may vibrate if its not balanced. its gonna cost alot

try call your local junkyard and maybe might get lucky.

adamosity, did you manage to fix the problem?
I think my 2001 civic has the same problem and I took it to the dealer and they said that they're just gonna re-align it to fix it temporarily and that the best solution is to buy a new engine.
adamosity, if you did manage to fix it how? and if not, what did you do instead?

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