Re: Anyone here experienced with working on GrandAms?
 

Right now I have a 94 grandam with a 2.2 . when your done with your engine troubles keep an eye on your power steering rack. thats next they leak like sifts. so far I'm milking mine with some PREVENT LEAK miracle stuff from Autozone they give you double back your money if it doesn't work. Pontiacs are full of good news. But no payments and it gets me where i need to go

Re: Anyone here experienced with working on GrandAms?
 

the rack didn't break on mine but a hose poped.

Re: Anyone here experienced with working on GrandAms?
 

quad fours are the shittiest engines on the face of the earth. ever done a valve cover gasket on one? :3 the racks are ---- too like you said.

Re: Anyone here experienced with working on GrandAms?
 

is it a quad four? I thought those were earlier. plus this one doesn't look like it. then again the last time I knew I was looking at one was 15 years ago. either way its okay for now but it will probably never see any HMT duty. (just transportation)

Re: Anyone here experienced with working on GrandAms?
 

What a pain... I have to take off the tire and fender liner to remove the crank pulley to get to the sensor. I can't get the serpintine tensioner loose because it has like 3" between the motor mount and shock tower to move the ratchet and only about 1" between the bolt head and the motor mount so I can't use a bigger tool, can't get the crank pully bolt loose because of being up in the wheel well, once I do I won't be able to get the pulley off without a puller that I don't have... Now I remember why I don't want to work on this car. >:(

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Sell it :y

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Bwahahahahahahaaaahaahahahhaaaa. ;D

Sorry man I had to do it. Been there and done that. Having the right tools makes it eaisier. You can get a serpentine belt tool at sears or most auto parts stores for like 20 buck to get on that tensioner. The later ones with a 3100 are fun too. You have to take the passenger side engine mount out just to change the serp belt.

If you are just doing the crank sensor for now then I don't think you have to remove the crank pulley to get it out. Take out the 2 bolts that hold that aluminum crank sensor bracket out, not the long onthat goes up and down . The new sensor will prabably come with a new bracket. Then it should swing away from the pulley and the block.

Best of luck.

Bwaahahahahhahahaahahahahahhhaahaahaaa.

Re: Anyone here experienced with working on GrandAms?
 

I actually didn't know there was a tool for the belt tensioner. I guess I shouldn't complain anyway... thinking back I had enough problems getting stuff of my CRX too. (Shift linkage pin, bolt for the rear control arms, flywheel pulley bolt on my B16...)

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Ok, so I figured out the tensioner wasn't as hard as I thought, you just have to put pressure on it with a wrench and it releases the tension so the belt will slide off... Finally got the crank pulley bolt off (impact wrench wouldn't touch it, so I bought two 10" extensions and used my trusty PVC plastic pipe over the ratchet, I'm amazed the pipe doesn't break, I was putting about all my weight on it)...
Now I can't get the pulley itself off. Borrowed a harmonic balancer puller from Advance, but it won't work, there's nothing to hook it to, or to screw it to if I used the other part.

Any suggestions on how to get this thing off? I've hosed it down with penetrating oil, tapped it with a hammer, pried on it from behind, put the bolt back in most of the way and rapped it with a hammer while prying the pulley (someone I know suggested that), but it won't break loose...

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There is a special puller for that style GM and some Chryslers. It has three claws that grab onto the backside through the big holes in the damper.

http://www.etoolcart.com/ProductImages/otc/OTC-6267.jpg

Here is a link to the tool. http://www.etoolcart.com/index.asp?P...OD&ProdID=6744