Hey.... this is kinda dumb but its the first time i try to remove this bolt... i was told that to loosen it you turn it to the right... that its a reversed bolt... righty loosy lefty tighty

instead of like the other bolts on the car which are right to tight left to loose....

but i dont see anyone else mentioning this.. i just used an impact gun trying to get this sucker off... but to the right... so i think if i was told wrong than i have just been tightning it.....

can someone shed light on this for me please?

 

Crankshaft pulley bolt on a DC is righty tighty threaded....

 

expletive i knew it..... last time i listen to that friend... i just listend to him cause hes done it before so hes either messing with my head or i missunderstood him...

thanks though ill get back to work on it now.

 

Now go proceed to kicking his ***, it's def not reverse threaded though.

 

omg that bolt will not move for no one.... i had my dad press the brakes and have hte car in 5th ggear.... i had a 10 foot breaker bar... i was starting to beat the brakes....... this is so frustrating....

anyone have any pointers?

 

im thinking of using fire... a small torch to heat the bolt to make it expand and shrink and hopefully when i try to loosen it then it will come off.

 

I used a tool bought at Amazon.com for cheap. You use 2 breaker bars and this $36 crank pulley removal tool.

 

yeah the thing is.. i bought a crank pulley removeal tool off of ebay... and it was totally the wrong one... so i dont feel like spending another 30-50$ just yet...

 

remove the starter or the flywheel cover plate and jam a screw driver in betweent the flywheel teeth and the webing of the block... then. that will lock the crankshaft in postion... then turn the crankshaft bolt with all your might.

*works like a charm everytime for me.

 

thanks ill give that a try

 

i am now using pb blaster in hopes that it will loosen the bolt a bit...

 

I always just go to a shop and have them put there biggest impact gun on it and break it loose. Cost me like 10$ last time. Then have them re-torque it to spec and drive it home and take it off yourself, should come off much easier then.

To me 10$ is definitely worth not having to fight with that damn bolt for hours.

 

yeah i thought about that gsdateg but the thing is the head on this engine had been messed up so i replaced it.. right now im putting it back together. the timing belt was bad so it has no timing belt right now... theres no way i can drive it.


I just broke a craftsman 19mm socket!!!! im in shock that thing is on there ******* tight ive never broken a craftsman before!!!

 

I second the motion for using an air impact wrench. If you have to do it by hand, you might try using an air wrench socket on your breaker bar....but get ready to go back to sears for a new breaker bar....I've broken both big *** sockets and breaker bars....nothing lasts forever

Good luck amigo...

 

yeah im gona have to tow it or something to a shop.... luckily im a block away from a tire place that works on diesel trucks so im sure their impact gun could do it...

 

man, if its only a block away just push the damn car down the street. I wouldnt waste my time towing it if its that close.

 

Dude, air impact wont work...didn't work for me.

Its easy to get off but requires A LOT of effort.

Step 1: Get an impact 19mm Socket.
Step 2: Put car on Jack stands.
Step 3: Put in 5th gear and hold down the breaks (actually have a buddy do this)
Step 4: Get a LONG pipe on your breaker bar (and I mean long, i used a 12 footer)
Step 5: Start walking the pipe from the very end toward the front of the car. Takes a lot of effort even with a 12 footer but trust me, it'll get that ****** off of there.

I put some towels on my fender so the pipe didn't scratch it up.

 

HAHAHAH thanks wayne but thats actually exactly what i did!!!! i was walking on the pipe it was the only way i could think of putting more pressure on the wrench cause the pipe was bending....

but then the socket broke... it was a craftsman too....

 

actually i didnt get a 19mm for an impact gun... im gona go look for one right now and try that again.

 

wow you used 5th gear to do this you know how much stress you just put through your trans????

you used a 10' bar and im guessing at least 100 lbs of initial pressure on it so thats at least 1,000 ft lbs of tq through your crank, clutch, and inputshaft

your also running the risk of breaking the bolt off in the crank rendering your motor useless

just take it to a mechanic and throw him a 20 to break it loose

 

but the problem is how do i take it... the car has no timming belt at the moment. it doesnt drive.

ive been soaking it in pb blaster since yesterday... right now i was fixing one of my rims cause of the damn potholes in my city.... so im just gona fix it some more put some air on it and hopefully make it to a hardware store to buy some heavy duty 19mm sockets

 

alright everyone.... I got that mother ****** out!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE but especially to Wayne_Curr for suggesting the impact socket.... the impact socket sure did the job...


So i borrowed this weird crank pulley holding tool which ive been using the whole time. basically its like a bar with teeth at the end and a motorcycle chain around it that you wrap around the crank pulley....

but thats just one way to hold the pulley. it was the only way for me cause i dont really have anyone to help me by pressing the brakes or holding another tool...

anyways i held the crank pulley in place. put the 19mm impact socket on there. grabed the really long tube again and stood on it then i finally herd a pop... i was expecting something bad as usual... the tool breaking or something else breaking... but nope the bolt was free atlast.

now im done for the day. im filthy. hot and tired. and i have a bottle of bicardi to myself... so its time to rest.

 

what year car were you doing this on? im hoping its an old one. i have an 01' and pray that its not gonna be that hard when its time to replace the timing belt.

 

well... its a 94.. i own two 94 tegs... but dont get your hopes up cause both of them have really low mileage b20s


my guess is that since the engine was transported here from japan that it probably helped it get stuck some while it was out at sea.