Crank Pulley Bolt...Got that fucker!
 

Hey guys, need some suggestions here. I am trying to do a water pump/timing belt change on a 91 4dr. I cannot get the damn crank pulley bolt off. I am using a big IR compressor and the 1/2" IR 2135Ti impact gun and this fucker will not budge. I have hit it with a torch for a while and then back to the gun but to no avail. This is pissing me off, my buddy just used the exact same tools last night to pull off the crank pulley on his Z6, but this 189K mile d15 is being a serious bitch. Anybody have a tried and true method for hard to remove crank pulley bolts :-\

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my friend takes the oil pan off and puts a rubber mallet between the crank and block.
for a wedge.

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if it has the hexagon inset, there's a special tool to use... otherwise, if you have a flywheel holder tool, you could pop the transmission off...

just find some way to jam the crank, and get a really long cheater bar/snipe, and hammer near the end of the handle. vibrations are a great way to break bolts loose.

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Well< I finally got that focker. I went and got a chain/strap wrench and wrapped it around the pulley and let the crank rotate till the handle of the strap wrench was up against the axle. THEN I made a support to hold up the end of the extension that was 18" away from the bolt (ya know, to clear the fender) this was when I put pressure on the breaker bar, it would be purely rotational force instead of rotational and downward force. Snapped my 18" breaker bar onto the extention and then put the 5 foot pipe extension :y over the breaker bar. I held the whole contraption stable while my buddy put on the pressure and POP!! she came loose. So yea, three hours wasted on that and I finally got the new water pump and timing belt on. Thanks for your input fellas.

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yep. thats exactly how I do it, but no support, and no big ass cheater bar. I just jump on my breaker bar. lol. wish I saw this earlier so I could have helped a bit. the chain wrench was the best tool I have bougt in a while.

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i had to use a 10 feet ish cheater "hose" once. lol

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hope you replace that front crank seal if you got that front crank pulley bolt hot like that...

Must have a small compressor or a really long compressor line that isnt to big in diameter. I get those fuckers off everytime.

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Ya know, after I realized I was gonna have to use the torch I really wish I had ordered the seal like I was planning, but I don't think I ever got it hot enough to damage it....time will tell. :-\ Yea, I was bitching to my buddy that we need to get a better air hose....the gun was attached to a a 50' 3/8" ID hose. We have 3/4" hardline running from the compressor and it's not small, well, I don't think it's small. LOL. I don't remember the model, but it was a little over $1100. Man, you should have seen the way the extension was twisting right before it popped loose.. I thought it was going to snap. :S

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I'm doing the same thing at my buddies house right now. Too bad I don't have a chain wrench.

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I was helping my Dan do this and we had a wrench with a nut welded to it to put in the crank pulley and had a nice long extension to clear the fender and the put like 8ft pipe on the end of the wratched and the wrench tool hit the ground and then lifted the car up :S we eventually got it but damn thing was a pain, we were messing with it for hours before we borrowed the wrench from a friend and it still was a pain, now if I could only get my crx one out :-\

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autozone now sells chain wrenches. I saw one the other day.

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crank pully bolts are gay. i first used a 1/2 inch allan wrench for a wedge in between the crank and block, but bent it in half because of the amount of torque i was putting on the crank.. so i used a pistons pin.. They are so strong. worked great for me.

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i usually use a quality prybar on the ring gear, cheap stuff flexes or breaks, but that will get it asap.

you can also try an airhammer on the bolt, i've had that work before.

and lastly, a 3/4" impactfed by 2 standard air lines is guranteed to get it. Thats what one of the local honda dealer techs use.

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1/2" drive Mac impact gun @ 185 psi ownz crank bolts ;D

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soo anyone know how to get the pully off now? lol im at that stage.. because im replacing my crankshaft. tranny, clutch, flywheel, oil pan, rod caps, n stuff are all off.. i am about to remove the crank retaining journals, but need to get the crankpully off first. then im done removing everything.. so anyone know how to do it without a special tool?

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easiets way if you dont have the impact gun, is the chain wrench.

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if you have air and you cant the bolt off, take your air gun and put a bit of oil down air fitting. hook your gun up, turn it to the max air setting and give'er. should pop off with that method.

every bolt that hasnt come off, ive turned to the oil method and it works like a hot damn.

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for EF's theres holes in the pulley. stick 2 3/8 3" extensions in the holes and use a jack bar. Put the jack bar between the 2 extension and let it rest on the crossmember. If that makes sense.

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sorry i have a celica lol.. no EF's or nething.. and i spent all sunday going to shucks, autozone, and national renting "pulley removers", harmonic balancer pullers, universal pulllers.. and they all dont work on toyotas.. only domestic vehicles.. i guess im gonna contact toyota dealership or something.. the bolt that goes into the crank pulley is too small(seems like only american fitting).. anyways i need one for asian/toyota cars. u guys have ne ideas?

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Pry bars. Two of them, just like you do for the axles.

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hmmm. u sure?? well i mean its not like the first time since 1992 that it's been pulled, because the chick i bought my car from just replaced it .. so they had to remove it.. anyways. ima piss and then go try that.. laterz. Thanks snafub.

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i do a lot of work on big trucks and equipment and ---- and last summer i was doing mine on my LS and nothing in the shop would take it off so i finally got pissed and grabed the big 1 incher and smashed it right off ;D i love thatthing its a beast haha

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1" drive?! :o

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Ya 1", Problem is they probably weigh more the most of you Pimple Faced Honda Drivers!!!

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haha yea 1 inch. you try to take a tire off a peter built without one!! :o

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Some of you guys make it way more difficult than it needs to be.

chain strap, gay honda tool, allen tool, hammer wedged in the crankshaft, WTF................

All you need is the top power steering bracket from any obd1 motor and place where the starter goes. It will get wedged between the tranny housing and the flywheel. Trust me, this is the easiest way to keep the crank from moving. :6

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Use a ------- power tool. I've never had a problem taking the damn thing off