vanilla gorilla

So I have had problems with crank pulley bolts loosening up and the pulley falling off. Well last time I put the car together I just used red thread locker on the bolt and tightened it as much as I could with a hand ratchet. It was fine for 35k miles, but I just put a new AC compressor on and got the AC working. After I pressurized the system and tested it out, a few miles down the road the crank pulley loosened up and fell off. Im guessing the added stain on the serpentine system from the new compressor made the not-so-tight bolt come loose.

So what do you guys do when you install crank pulleys? Red threadlocker and an Impact?

Thanks for any help in advance.

thumper64

Get a new bolt and torque it to spec. When you torque a bolt it stretches, or at least should if you don't surpass the elastic limit, which is where it permanently deforms.

vanilla gorilla

How am I supposed to tourque it? If I use a torque wrench how do I keep the engine from turning?

Lanceezy

I HAD THE SAME issue but had a hard time figuring out

EE_Chris

Made by Moroso.

nonvtec92

Stick a screw driver in the flywheel teeth... there's a cover with a few bolts in that you can remove and have access to it. Jam a flat head in there so it doesn't spin, get a large torque wrench, possibly with a bar attached if needed, and torque it to proper spec. That's crazy man, torque important bolts like that down! Can't get by guessing with a small ratchet.

h22a4_sol

if you dont have this tool or dont have money to buy it you can spend about 6.50 at home depot and make one. i made it out of plumbing pipes and its worked for me for about 3years now fits every honda ive worked on and has never broken. a friend of mine had the proper tool and has bought 3 of them in the past year vs my invention 3yrs and hasnt broke stripped nothing has happened to it so i made him one and been great ever since pm me for pics gotta get them out of other computer