hey gus.i posted this in the integra section. i know there are alot of knowledgable people in FI. my water pump went out and im trying to figure out what is the best way to get the crank pulley off. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Rajuy

 

a 5ft breaker bar. thats the hardest bolt to take out because its a super high TQ.

 

Pull off the starter, jam a srewdriver in the flywheel, and use a braker bar. Or an air hammer.

 

i use the holding tool and a breaker bar,comes off everytime. i have the moroso tool, payed like $20 for it used,but they're an expensive ripoff new.

 

get the crank pully holder. it looks like a giant 6 sided allen key with a spot for a 1/2inch drive breaker bar. that holds the pully and get a 17mm deep socket and half inch breaker bar for the bolt. thats the proper way to remove the pully and bolt.

i dont trust the screwdriver in the flywheel idea. didnt say it doesnt work, i just dont recommend it.


http://shoptoolsshoptools.com/shopexd.asp?id=2310

 

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/SP-60100.html

That's where I got mine 3-4 years ago, and look it's on sale for $40 right now

 

20 bucks from Amazon, just did a d16 water pump the other day with it.

http://www.amazon.com/Alltrade...&s=hi

 

those crank pulley tools are nice, but if you have access to an air compressor and a good impact; that's THE best way. If you don't, just spend the 20 on that alltrade tool.

 

Yea, I got mine on Amazon.

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Too bad that does not work in many cases. Not unless you stick something in the flywheel that is. Not to mention when you do that the crank turns the wrong way which is never a good idea.

You can also just get a large nut that fits in there and weld a bar to it.

 

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Too bad that does not work in many cases. Not unless you stick something in the flywheel that is. Not to mention when you do that the crank turns the wrong way which is never a good idea.

You can also just get a large nut that fits in there and weld a bar to it.
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I have had some bad luck getting them off, but since i bought a IR TI 2135, I haven't had a single problem with getting a pulley off. If it's a gun with a good amount or torque, it will come off fine. I'm not arguing by any means because I have seen/used guns with lower ratings and they wouldn't touch them, but a crank pulley tool and breaker bar loosened it right up.

 

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yeah ever since i also got my IR composite gun, ive never had a crank pulley bolt give me ****.

hell u dont even have to jam the flywheel with an impact gun.

if your using some piece of **** impact gun it wont do it...

 

3/4 impact :-P I bought one specifically for that.

 

thanks for all the replis fellas. how much is one of those ir composite guns. by the way I forgot to mention that the engine is still in the car.

 

What do you guys use to hold the flywheel? Screw driver always seems to fall out unless I have a 2nd pair of hands.

 

impact has always worked for me
most time i can get away with my 1/2 impact w/impact 19mm NO EXTENSION(extension takes torque away) turn the psi up about 120 on compressor and let her eat

Only one time had i had A PROBLEM with that crank pulley, borrowed a 3/4 inch impact took it off in like 5-10sec Could not believe the differnce

GOOD LUCK
dan

 

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you gotta jam it in just so. i've used the screwdriver method by myself several times succesfully. maybe try a bigger one that won't slip out so easy.

 

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i was surprised no one said it sooner. x2

 

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http://www.amazon.com/Alltrade...&s=hi</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn, I got ripped 3 years ago... oh well.

I've always hated impacting on my crank pulley bolts. I think it's because I had the head break off on my ole' 92 CX's pulley bolt THEN you got problems, lemme tell ya.

 

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that sucks, but the same could happen when impacting any bolt. i think it was just bad luck+old car.

 

so do i turn the bolt counter-clock wise to loosen it? was working on it todat and broke two wrenches. got me wondering if im going the wrong way.

 

yes, counter clockwise is correct

 

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Lefty-loosey. They're usually put on with ~130lb/tq, which is a lot of force. Add in the metal galling a bit, and it makes old ones a real pain. I have some off-brand 3/4" impact and crank the compressor to 100-110psi, comes loose after a few impacts. I do highly suggest deep-socket impact-specific sockets - they're the 'oh ****' tools that usually save the day.

 

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put it in 5th gear and step on the brake while someone is breaking the pulley bolt loose with a cheater bar