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Struggling to remove crankshaft pulley bolt
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Re: Struggling to remove crankshaft pulley bolt -
05-11-2007
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Thanks to everyone that replied. Heat didn't work (there was no thread lock or corrosion), but the starter motor trick worked a treat! What on earth do they torque that bolt up to?!! |
again!
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Except, unlike my car, the crankshaft pulley bolt will not budge. I am now up to a 2 foot breaker bar, with the car in 5th gear and my wife on the brakes to keep the car from moving, and the bolt still insists on staying put, despite the fact that I am making the breaker bar bend like a banana! The problem seems to be the combination of the torque required and the fact that I cannot lock the crank (there is still a lot of movement despite being in gear and the brakes applied). |
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"Andy" <nospam (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message Except, unlike my car, the crankshaft pulley bolt will not budge. I am now up to a 2 foot breaker bar, with the car in 5th gear and my wife on the brakes to keep the car from moving, and the bolt still insists on staying put, despite the fact that I am making the breaker bar bend like a banana! The problem seems to be the combination of the torque required and the fact that I cannot lock the crank (there is still a lot of movement despite being in gear and the brakes applied). Would 1st gear be better than 5th? |
is better - because you're on the other side of the gearbox.
I think...
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Thanks to everyone that replied. Heat didn't work (there was no thread lock or corrosion), but the starter motor trick worked a treat! What on earth do they torque that bolt up to?!! Andy. |
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"Andy" <nos... (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message Except, unlike my car, the crankshaft pulley bolt will not budge. I am now up to a 2 foot breaker bar, with the car in 5th gear and my wife on the brakes to keep the car from moving, and the bolt still insists on staying put, despite the fact that I am making the breaker bar bend like a banana! The problem seems to be the combination of the torque required and the fact that I cannot lock the crank (there is still a lot of movement despite being in gear and the brakes applied). Would 1st gear be better than 5th? |
COME BY MY SHOP I'LL IMPACT IT OUT AND HAND TIGHTEN FOR YOU SO YOU CAN
REMOVE LATER.
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On May 11, 10:07 am, "redwood" <h... (AT) nooos (DOT) com> wrote: NO, 5TH IS GOOD. BUT IF YOU APPLY A LITTLE HEAT IT WILL COME OUT. OR COME BY MY SHOP I'LL IMPACT IT OUT AND HAND TIGHTEN FOR YOU SO YOU CAN REMOVE LATER. |
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DUBINOUT wrote: On May 11, 10:07 am, "redwood" <h... (AT) nooos (DOT) com> wrote: NO, 5TH IS GOOD. BUT IF YOU APPLY A LITTLE HEAT IT WILL COME OUT. OR COME BY MY SHOP I'LL IMPACT IT OUT AND HAND TIGHTEN FOR YOU SO YOU CAN REMOVE LATER. You should wear ear protection when you use those air tools. |
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