chippericx

Hello guys i need help for a 1997 Acura integra LS crank pulley bolt to unscrew. I did all the trick i knew but nothing worked well. i tried all the things i have to... i tried impact wrench with the air compressor of 1 HP and 2 HP. NO luck still in there with no movement. used the heavy duty craftsman strapped wrench its just snapped still there intact.. tried to heat it up and smoking and tap with mallet used air impact ... whew.. no change used the crow bar and manually used ratchet wrench it just destroyed the pulley.. now i have to change pulley Pls. help me i need suggestions how can i get this bolt out? Pls. thanks

ruffrhyder

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Your impact gun might not have adequate torque. If you can still drive the car, take it to a tire shop, have them use one of there heavy duty big rig impact guns to loosen the bolt, then have then hand tighten it with a ratchet so you can drive it home. Then knock it off with your impact gun.

chippericx

thanks, but i cant drive it because my water pump broke down and i have to refill my antifreeze again and leave it running or else will drain again...

Miracle11

I just took my crank pulley off and i used a electric impact gun. If you hear a clicking sound when using your impact wrench, thats suppose to happen because its breaking loose the bolt. You just have to hold it on there for a little longer. Or like ruffryder said, maybe your air gun doesnt have the adequate power needed.

chippericx

thanks "miracle11" will do it again after i get off work I'll try a little bit more hp if i could find one..... for the meantime couldn't find any air hose splitter i know there is one 3 hose splitter but two way is kinda rare i was thinking to combined my 2HP and 1 HP compressor together... i'll hope it works...

Miracle11

You can always go to O'reilys and rent a tool specifically for the honda crank pully. Its called a "honda crank pulley holder" you can always try that if the impact doesnt work again.

tougetuned_ef

you need that pully holder like he just said. it will hold the pully and i just lay into my 1/2 drive3 wrench and a 1" iron pipe on the end and it will come off like butter. just position the pully holder against the ground. i rented one from honda for 100$ and they gave me them money back when i returned it. i should have just kept it.

sportsman1539

Try this... Put the car in 5th gear. Put a screw driver in the top of the rotor. When you turn the bolt for the crank pulley, it will turn the axles(because the car is in gear) and the screw drive will catch on the caliper and allow you to break the bolt loose. Ive done this and had success.

Miracle11

Lol never thought of that before. Ill have to try that sometime to see i can pull that off.

chippericx

ok guys got it off this time using honda crank shaft pulley holder i have my parts to install but i notice about the parts i bought (crank shaft pulley) is a little bit smaller a RALCORZ brand is that gonna work and also do i need another type of belts?

berb_15

It will work but it's going to spin your alternator, ac and power steering pulleys slower causing them to not work to their fullest potential. How much smaller is the diameter? Assuming it's not a huge amount smaller I'd think you could just adjust the pulleys/alternator to make the original belt work fine.

cant-think-of-a-name

An electric impact worked for me. I put two of the flywheel bolts in directly opposite of each other then stuck a bar in between to hold the crank from moving. It just takes some time.

chippericx

thanks i appreaciate all the answers again thank you all

chippericx

Hi i'm back well i did all my assignments.. changed the water pump, timing belt, AC belt , Alternator Belt, Power pulley belt, thermostat, and even change the crank shaft pulley to smaller one from RALCO so i have to use different belts to make it fit the problem now is its been more than two weeks it looks like its loosing power to accelerate my gas pedals is almost 3/4 down almost 5 seconds and the car still in slow moving... what do i have to do pls help i need answers

sik96teg

make sure timing is right. if it is off a tooth it will run like crap

follie gatts

why did you change the pulley? that seems like an unnecessary complication.

chippericx

thanks for reply but to follie gatts i change it because i tooth was completely damage when removing it while im about to change my water pump i used crowbar on it to stop spinning but made mistakes so got damages...
To: sik96teg... well all set timing belt is perfectly right on its dot and straight line gear and camshaft on the dot.... is there anymore things i really missed any idea?