I am rebuilding the engine on my '04 RSX and need to take the flywheel/harmonic balancer off. I have had no luck in taking the bolt off using an impact wrench and the "official" Honda pulley tool.

From doing some research, I know that the bolt is a %$%^^ to take off and it loosens counter clockwise. Any suggestions on removing this bolt?

 

Honda crank pulley tool and a deep well socket with a long breaker bar.

 

I used 2 breaker bars: 1x 24" and 1x 12". Put the 24" in the pulley tool, sit the engine on the ground, and rotate the pulley so your breaker bar is resting on the ground. Then with my 12" I slipped my jack handle over it AND put a 4' WOOD SPLITTER in the handle, so I essentially had a 5 foot long breaker bar. Even then, it took all my weight (150 lbs) to pop it lose.

The bolt is a bitch. That's an understatement.