hey im doing my mini me and im trying to get the crank pulley bolt off to i can do the timing belt.

I cant get the crank pulley bolt off, i used my compressor which is 150psi and i got a bluepoint 1/2inch impact and an ingersol rand 1/2 impact and i couldnt get it off,
I also broke 2 craftsman 17inch sockets with a breaker bar.

help me out man

 

Keep working at it.

I broke 3 1/2" extensions before I bought a 1" socket and extension. It's come...

 

4ft of pipe from home depot and jump on it.

 

get a bigger air compressor....when i was doing mine we had a big compressor and big gun and gave it hell. It will eventually come good luck

 

it's a bitch but it'll come free.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by delslo93 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get a bigger air compressor....when i was doing mine we had a big compressor and big gun and gave it hell. It will eventually come good luck</TD></TR></TABLE>


damn how big of a compressor do i need to buy? i had just bought this one thinking it was enough, so it was a waste of money?

oh yea i had the car in 5th gear and had my little brother smash on the brakes to keep it from moving, anything else i could do?

oh yea this is a d15b7 block and the crank pulley is a little different then the z6 one

thanks for the replies

 

5th gear, brakes, deep socket 17mm(no extensions) and a piece of tubing. The extensions allow twisting too much otherwise if you do have to use extensions put a floor jack underneath keep to it straight if your gonna use alot of them. Never really had a problem with them though and I don't use air tools ever since I don't own a compressor. Elbow grease works and alot of swearing does wonders!

 

i'd imagine some cans of pb blaster, shop solve, and wd-40 should be emptied on it lol


the one on my y8 block doesn't even need a deep socket to reach it, just the shorty one. so use the short one if you can, you get better leverage. unfortunately im going to have to do this aswell come spring for the exact reason your doing it. new timing belt with mini-me swap.


lillowek used a strap wrench to keep it in place.
http://www.jdmuniverse.com/for...32971
maybe give that a try

best of luck and let us know what works for ya

 

here are some pics:











here is the old head off




d15b7 crank pulley ( the one I have)

VS


d16z6

that means i cant use this....

 

get a impact socket
much stronger

 

Keep the compressor and get yourself a 3/4" impact gun...They use them on Diesels and locamotives and big ****...They put out something like 1500 ft/lbs of torque or something crazy like that....
Theyre kinda pricey so your better off renting one from a tool place or something...That or find a diesel tech and rent it from him

 

looks like u got rust.. use some lube leave it for 30 min.. and do not use an extension that long.. hech dont use an extension at all.. ,,, and use a 1/2 wrench for the sake of rust

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PyroProblem &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Keep the compressor and get yourself a 3/4" impact gun...They use them on Diesels and locamotives and big ****...They put out something like 1500 ft/lbs of torque or something crazy like that....
Theyre kinda pricey so your better off renting one from a tool place or something...That or find a diesel tech and rent it from him </TD></TR></TABLE>

i have no idea where to find something like , but is my compressor strong enough for the bolt?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by komat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get a impact socket
much stronger</TD></TR></TABLE>

good idea ill get one tomarow

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lkailburn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'd imagine some cans of pb blaster, shop solve, and wd-40 should be emptied on it lol


the one on my y8 block doesn't even need a deep socket to reach it, just the shorty one. so use the short one if you can, you get better leverage. unfortunately im going to have to do this aswell come spring for the exact reason your doing it. new timing belt with mini-me swap.


lillowek used a strap wrench to keep it in place.
http://www.jdmuniverse.com/for...32971
maybe give that a try

best of luck and let us know what works for ya</TD></TR></TABLE>


thanks for the link man my civic is the obd1 EG but the more info the better I just sprayed the bolt with some pb blaster, ill let it soak overnight and see what happens

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bpowa &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks like u got rust.. use some lube leave it for 30 min.. and do not use an extension that long.. hech dont use an extension at all.. ,,, and use a 1/2 wrench for the sake of rust</TD></TR></TABLE>

how do i NOT use an extension??? just use a deep 17 ? but if i did that i wouldnt have much leverage since my car is on jack stands, should i raise the car up more or what should i do?

 

Go out and buy a torch. like $10 - 20, heat it up till the sucker is red and the compressor should work. Also, try jumping on the breaker bar while its on.

 

if you use an extention

use a jack to support the extention to make it straight

so you can use all your weight pushing down instead of holding it and pushing it down

 

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how do i NOT use an extension??? just use a deep 17 ? but if i did that i wouldnt have much leverage since my car is on jack stands, should i raise the car up more or what should i do?</TD></TR></TABLE>


use jack stands lay on the ground and stomp on it. or you can do it from the engine bay if there is enough room (yank on it)

 

thanks everyone for your help , I finaly was able to get it off. this is what i did:

- removed starter and put a large screwdriver in the flywheel teeth
- used the breaker bar without and extension
- sprayed pb blaster

that seemed to do the trick, thanks again for the help

Here is an update of my mini-me:





decided to take out my ac aswell:








Modified by thrty8street at 12:01 AM 2/21/2005

 

np.. never use an extension,,, it takes the torque away..

no matter how tough the bolt there is away.. gotta get used to it..

 

Sweetness!

I'll have to check it out when its all running...good work