hey guys is the bolt holding the crank pulley on a d16z6 reverse thread? thanks for all the help
-Josh

 

bump... need the answer quick
-Josh

 

nope

 

so im loosing it(or at least trying to) by turning it counter-clockwise correct? ive broken three ratchets, two extentions, and an adapter trying to get this thing off... btw i dont have access to a harmonic balancer remover or impact gun so im using a 4 ft breaker bar
-Josh

 

them bolts can be pretty badazz. An good impact will do em in, never had to do it without one.

 

It is just tight as hell. My friend and i made a bar. We took an impact socket and welded it onto a 6 foot bar and that broke mine loose and it also broke my tight *** axles loose. We just got different size sockets welded on the bar.

 

righty-tighty, loosy-lefty

use alot of rust penetrant or pb blaster, it helps. try using an impact if you can.

when i took mine off, i took out the starter and jammed a flathead in between the flywheel teeth to hold it in place and then i took a long *** extention to get it off.

hope this helps

 

when i did my timing belt on my b16, that pulley wasnt movin for sh*t..so i actually took the time and had to buy the special tool off ebay that goes into the crank pulley to hold it in place it was like 35 $.. what i did was i put that tool into position, lowered the car on the ground so that the tool was wedged and could not move counterclockwise..put the car in gear and proceeded to use a 1" breaker bar with an extension and a pipe on the end of the bar and jumped on it until it cracked loose..it sounded like death kinda like nails on a chalkboard.. so good luck with it and i think everyone on here is with me when i say that thing is a biotch..

 

yeah im with you too bro lol... well im not having any problems keeping the crank from moving b/c this is my old z6 with two nice big holes in the front and back(threw a rod @ 6k rpm ) so i just have a bar running through the engine to keep it from moving... ive broken all the tools listed above and ive had my stepdad(6'7" and 275 lbs) jumping on a tire iron trying to get it loose while i pull up on the other side roflmao... ive also used about 3/4 can of pb blaster on it too... i guess im asking for an impact gun for my bday
-Josh

 

its the only way to go get at least an 800 ft lb remember your goin in reverse so look at that number as well good luck man

 

sometimes just beating on a half inch drive breaker bar
with a hammer will do it
after a few minutes of beating

 

nope it wasnt working for me... i was beating on it with a freaking sledge hammer without any luch at all... my stepdads taking it over to a mechanic he knows... hopefully they can get it off but i doubt it
-Josh