1991 civic pulley nightmares
 

Anyone have any tips for removing the crank pulley bolt? Mind you, this isn`t the newer style crank pulley where the 6 point tool plugs into, but the "older" style with the 8 small holes in it. A pos D15b2.

I have the honda tool: 07JAB-0010100 with the handle which supposedly let`s you hold the crank pulley stationary while you turn the 17mm bolt with a breaker bar. I guess after 16 years it seems to be seized into place, I simply wanted to remove it to replace the timing belt.

Is there any way I can remove this without resorting to an acetylene torch and impact??

Re: 1991 civic pulley nightmares
 

to hold the engine still you can string some nylon rope down through a spark plug hole. and you very well may need an impact and or a big ass breaker bar.

Re: 1991 civic pulley nightmares
 

ya, use a good impact without the gas

Re: 1991 civic pulley nightmares
 

+1 Same motor, same predicament. I would have used a torch, but i dont want to melt seals and ----.

Re: 1991 civic pulley nightmares
 

I've had to resort to using some extreme breaker bars to remove them. If you have the holder tool, it shouldn't be hard at all to break it loose it you have at least about 6 ft of pipe to slip over the ratchet.

Re: 1991 civic pulley nightmares
 

What do you mean about the nilon rope in the spark plug hole? never heard of that before.

Re: 1991 civic pulley nightmares
 

if the motor is out of the car, breaker bar on the nut at about 9-10 o clock, 2x4 or 4x4 approximately 3-4 feet long... swing, bolt free...

if its not out of the car, white lithium spray grease..... impact gun :)

Re: 1991 civic pulley nightmares
 

Last night I decided to just heat it up with a torch, I got it hot enough to where the crank pulley bolt wasn`t quite glowing red but very hot. It took about 7 cycles of hitting it with a 750'lbs snap-on impact gun and heating it up...but it did eventually break loose. This is with the motor in the car btw.

I don`t think I melted the oil pump seal, BUT I did beat the hell out of the crank pulley bolt with the impact gun...do you think this will do damage to crank or main bearings?