scarface50370

I wanna thank anyone who helps ahead of time if they can.

here it goes i was driving home from work today when i notice a weird sound coming from the left side of the car i pull over nad see one belt is off.....not the power steering and not the one to the alternator. so i make i thome..yay great...the ******* belt is getting me mad so i cut it off and I THINK THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED!! NO MORE NOISE .. NOT!!! THE CRANK PULLEY IS LOOSE AND WHEN I GO TO TIGHTEN IT IT TIGHTENS A LITTLE THEN IT JUST ROATES. I TURN THE CAR ON AND THE SOUND IS STILL THERE I SEE THE CRANK PULLEY LOOKING LIEK IT W2ANTS TO COME OFF!! HELP.

scarface50370

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jdmcars.com

Any reason where someone or yourself may have taken off the crank pully recently?

For some reason, it sounds as if that threads in the crank are now trashed. The crank pully bolt works just like any other bolt (nothing special to it, not reverse thread or anything) and if what you are doing feels like you have a stripped bolt/crank -that would be the problem.

saveacivic

is the pulley shaking out of whack as if a bearing is bad? some people see the pulley going nuts and dont realize their crank bearing just shot until the oil starts pouring. -not to jinx you...

fsp-hatch

it is possible to over tighten the p\s belt and actually bend\break the end of the crank. hopefully thats not what it is, but a tech i work with has actually done it, to his own car. since the p\s belt is the last belt on the crank pulley, and the end of the crank is pretty flimsy it is very easy to do. if you haven't messed with any of the belts recently you might be able to rule that out. you can take the crank pulley off and look at the end of the crank to make sure though.

scarface50370

how tight is tight....???? i mean i put it in 5 gear and i tighten as hard as i can pull it........when i start the car the noise is lower but builds its way up again..i just bought the car like 4 weeks ago and no probelms. i mean how can i tighten this thing really tight the safe way without breaking suttin??????

littleredcivic

you need to hold the crank pulley itself when you torque the bolt down. the spec is somewhere around 133 ft lbs if i am not mistaken, i need to find my helms... but there is a tool that is a big *** hex shape with a hole in the middle for the socket in order to tighten the bolt while holding the pulley in place. try not to use air, that can break or damage a crank real fast.

scarface50370

yeah i was reading at its 130ft lbs...so i really shouldnt try messing witht is......cuz if i tighten it how would i know how much ft of pounds it should have.......and would it be safe for me to drive it somewhere not far for them to do it for me better??

scarface50370

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littleredcivic

driving with a crank pulley that is loose is not a good thing. you can break the nose of your crank right off...tow it if possible.

scarface50370

how do i know if its too late??
i mean i drove it home from work and havent moved it sinc.........where can i get the tool i need..and wats it calledagain???

littleredcivic

i forget what it is called exactly, but most people will call it a honda crank pulley holder wrench or socket. if you want to get an idea of possible damage,remove all the belts, remove the crank pulley bolt, slide the crank pulley off...don't lose the key(it a small little thing), and look at the crank nose. it should be round, smooth and have a sharp flat edge. if it is all rounded and beat up looking...sorry.

oh, i got my pulley tool from SNAP ON. you can get them from the dealer or any tool truck.

scarface50370

jajaj a....man i hope is not messed up.....and lets say it is??? any threads tt show any good info on this...i just wanna ttighten it up...one thing if i tighten it and it still makes noise that would mean its damaged???

littleredcivic

need to first remove all the belts and run the car with only the crank pulley torqued. if there is noise, need to identify problem. if wobbling, sorry dude.

scarface50370

willl it be alot fo wqork if its broke??? u got aim my sn is scarface50370 im me

littleredcivic

yes, lots of work.

Pele

Isn't there supposed to be a woodruff key in there that doesn't allow the pulley to slip?

I recall one on my Civics, but it's been a while since I had to take that pulley off, so I can't be sure.

littleredcivic

yes, thats the thing i told him not to lose. i just spent some time with him on AIM. he has lots of problems and needs to address them one at a time.