how the hell do you take off the crank pulley??
09-04-2003, 10:58 AM
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how the hell do you take off the crank pulley??
just wondering..i just put a new head on my civic dx auto.
the motor is still in the car..how do you take off the crank pulley..i gotta change the belt..help me out..thanks
the motor is still in the car..how do you take off the crank pulley..i gotta change the belt..help me out..thanks
09-04-2003, 02:24 PM
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Re:how the hell do you take off the crank pulley??
I find that a ingersol-rand or snap-on 1/2" drive impact wrench usually does the trick.
You can also try a 1/2" breaker bar and a piece of pipe about 4' long. Be sure you chain the flywheel otherwise you'll just turn the motor.
You can also try a 1/2" breaker bar and a piece of pipe about 4' long. Be sure you chain the flywheel otherwise you'll just turn the motor.
09-04-2003, 04:56 PM
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Re:how the hell do you take off the crank pulley??
---- that bolt. Have fun. Instead of removing that bolt, I tore the timing cover off. It takes about 5 minutes to change my belt now. 
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09-04-2003, 07:14 PM
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Re:how the hell do you take off the crank pulley??
try taking off the shield on the bottom that covers up the flywheel and puta pair of visegrips on it dont know if that will hold enough
but be very carefull DONT DAMAGE THE TEETH ON THE FLYWHEEL
but be very carefull DONT DAMAGE THE TEETH ON THE FLYWHEEL
09-04-2003, 09:22 PM
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Re:how the hell do you take off the crank pulley??
Home depot rents compressors. Rent one, and hit it with a 3/4 drive impact.
I had to drive 30 miles away one time to uses his air tools to get my cv axle/hub bolt off, but I just took it off to day with my own 3/4 impact. Its great having your own air tools, but if you don't home depot has your back..
I had to drive 30 miles away one time to uses his air tools to get my cv axle/hub bolt off, but I just took it off to day with my own 3/4 impact. Its great having your own air tools, but if you don't home depot has your back..
09-05-2003, 07:31 PM
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Re:how the hell do you take off the crank pulley??
I got mine off with an old torque wrench and just put a thick screw driver in a hole and let it lean agains an edge of the engine. It took me a while but it got off.
Won't do it like that ever again though.
About the axle hub bolt, well I just took mine of today...I had past experience with my older car..notin' worked..and couldn't drive it to some place so I just picked up my cutting tool to cut metal and hacked away ... haha was fun though chopp the bolt off hehehe...wasn't goint to use the axle anyways...installed another one
Won't do it like that ever again though.
About the axle hub bolt, well I just took mine of today...I had past experience with my older car..notin' worked..and couldn't drive it to some place so I just picked up my cutting tool to cut metal and hacked away ... haha was fun though chopp the bolt off hehehe...wasn't goint to use the axle anyways...installed another one
09-05-2003, 08:35 PM
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Re:how the hell do you take off the crank pulley??
A couple tool companies sell an attachment to hold the crank in place like that moroso, but it's cheaper and uses a 1/2" drive to hold it. Here is a link:
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/SP-60100.html
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/SP-60100.html
09-05-2003, 09:51 PM
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Re:how the hell do you take off the crank pulley??
A couple tool companies sell an attachment to hold the crank in place like that moroso, but it's cheaper and uses a 1/2" drive to hold it. Here is a link:
Yea, Ive got one, bought it from a sk dealer for 49 bucks, that and a 1/2 inch breaker bar and your set. Usually unless you have a good sized compressor, and a really big impact(like 3/4 drive) your stuck. My snap on IM 500 wont usually take them off. (good sized 1/2 inch impact) so the best thing you can do is once you do get it off, use antisieze when you put it back together. Being a professional, I use the stuff on everything. spark plugs, bolts, nuts, and especially crank pully bolts.
Yea, Ive got one, bought it from a sk dealer for 49 bucks, that and a 1/2 inch breaker bar and your set. Usually unless you have a good sized compressor, and a really big impact(like 3/4 drive) your stuck. My snap on IM 500 wont usually take them off. (good sized 1/2 inch impact) so the best thing you can do is once you do get it off, use antisieze when you put it back together. Being a professional, I use the stuff on everything. spark plugs, bolts, nuts, and especially crank pully bolts.
