Iv got my engine currently on an engine stand turned upside down. (oil pan up) and have the pistons/rods, oil pan, balance shafts and some other things, but it all keeps coming down to getting the crank pulley off!

Is it reversed threaded maybe? (right to loosen) or is it just on there wicked tight? Iv removed the flywheel but i put it back on so i can jam a punch through the hole in it and i put A LOT of force down on the crank pulley with a giant breaker bar and it either breaks the screwdrivers i was using in the flywheel to keep it all from rotating, or starts to move the engine stand/rotate the block on the stand.

And secret techniques? Please!

 

crank pulley tool or air. you pick.

 

Iv tried air plenty of times, my impact and compressor aren't up for it . but i dont feel like shelling out $200 for another ingersoll rand to do the trick. The crank pulley toll work well when its off the car? Seeing as there is no matching whole on the frame for me to work with

 

what hole on the frame are you talking about?

 

well i guess that works, and im sure theres a bolt i can use on the oil pump or something. The honda pulley tool my friend used on his civic when his engine was still in the car, theres a hole that lines up on the frame with the removal tool to hold in place. BUt thanks! Guess ill shell out the $50 and get over it

 

thats weird. never seen one in that style before. the factory honda ones are just a giant nut with a pipe welded to it.

 

impact gun!

 

Sounds like some kind of torque multiplier

 

honda factory style



style in above post, I have this one and it works well, it just holds the crank pulley still

 

Here's how I did it:
10 feet of leverage+me hanging down from the leverage=
10 X 125 lb. = 1250 ft lbs. of torque
and a chain wrench around the pulley.
Though you risk cracking the bolt.

 

125Lbs? What are you some lil chinese guy? j/k. I used a square tube about 6ft long and put it over the breaker bar and it finally popped - this was after spraying it with PB and letting it sit for about 3 hours.... it is really a b**ch but eventually it will give. These and the hub nuts are a challenge.

 

Haha, funny guy. It's called taking weight reduction to a whole new level.