zCivic

Ever ran accross this problem. If so how did you get it out. My last resort is to lift the motor and try again. Maybe drill the bolt and use an E-Z out on it. Can I just slide the belt over the cam gear and slide it back on any way any how?? Its a D16Z6.
TIA
Randy

markedOO1

....those things always seem to be stuck and round over way too easily dont do what I did...put a block of wood on it and hit it w/ a hammer to get the pulley to slide in its slot..hit it one too many times and busted the pulley, bolt, and a nice chunk of aluminum... but at least I got a zc out of it..haha..

maybe an easy out would help?

edit: http://www.brokentap.com/easy-outs.html


[Modified by marked001, 2:32 PM 6/3/2002]

chhuong

Yeah i've done it too, and i had to resort to taking it to the dealer which costed me 350 ******* dollars!! They had to pull the motor out and drill it out and readjust the timing belt and a bunch of other shiet.

jag

I had the same problem with my B18C. The bolt was too rounded for me to loosen.
A friend of mine had some snapon extractors that grab the head of the bolt and dig in when you turn it counterclockwise. It worked like a charm. I pulled the bolt out and replaced it.
I was sure that I was going to have to do something drastic to get it out but it was no problem.
I can't seem to find them on the snapon website but I could get the part number if anyone needs it.
They are basically like a normal extractor but inside out so they grip the head of the bolt instead of having to drill a hole.

-Jeremy

Ltech

I have one. I think it is around $40.

lysergican

yeah, what is the part number for that snap-on tool you used? it seems everybody is running into this problem!!!!

ZColeon

I had the same issue that drove me crazy, I eventually had to drill a 3.5 inch hole in my wheel well , and beat a socket on there and cranked that ****** off,

jag

The part number is: 213TFSY

I think the set was pretty expensive. I don't know if you can buy single sockets.
They work like a charm though. I just pushed the socket on there a bit (I tried to pry against the frame rail to get it on tighter) and then loosened it with a socket wrench. It pulled itself onto the bolt.
I was so impressed that after borrowing a friends we went and ordered a set for ourselves.

-Jeremy

lysergican

i guess snap-on doesnt make them anymore.... but i found them for sale as a set in sears.

jag

That's strange, we got them from snapon a week or two ago.

-Jeremy

zCivic

I found an easier way. Took a flat head screwdriver and slid the timing belt off and then move it 1 tooth that it was off and put a socket on the cam gear and turned it slowly worked perfectly. Dunno how hard it would be to do on a DOHC but SOHC was easy.

lysergican

nothing has helped me so i decided to die grind the head off and slip the tensioner pulley off.... then twisted the bolt out.