Will I need an air ratchet or is there another way I can remove the crankshaft drive pulley? Also Is it a normal thread i.e. anti clockwise to loosen, clockwise to tighten

Thanks in advance

 

yah, the crank pulley is lefty loosey righty tighty. I was able to get mine loose with an air impact gun. However to get it back on I used a Moroso Crank Pulley wrench to keep the pulley still while I tightened the crank pulley bolt.

 

this is the easiest and safest way i've done it.

 

That would be good for removing it, but if your valvetrain is intact and your timing belt is installed then you dont need to brace the flywheel for removal. If the crank turns when you are hitting it with an impact gun the crank will just turn like it normally does. It's when you have to tighten the crank pulley that you have to hold the flywheel in place, and the way that wrench is on there it's not going to keep the flywheel from turning. Unless you get a double ended box wrench.

I still prefer the Moroso crank pulley wrench. I was able to swap out my stock crank pulley for a CTR N1 Pulley in less then 15 minutes. It took me longer to jack the car up and get the belt off/on then it did to swap the pulleys.

 

If you have a breaker bar. Use a 17mm 6 point and enough extensions to clear the fender, put the car in 5th gear and have someone step on the break. It should fairly simple as we have changed the crank pullies on both my old 91 Si and just reciently my dads 88 CRX.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlueShadow &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That would be good for removing it, but if your valvetrain is intact and your timing belt is installed then you dont need to brace the flywheel for removal. If the crank turns when you are hitting it with an impact gun the crank will just turn like it normally does. It's when you have to tighten the crank pulley that you have to hold the flywheel in place, and the way that wrench is on there it's not going to keep the flywheel from turning. Unless you get a double ended box wrench.

I still prefer the Moroso crank pulley wrench. I was able to swap out my stock crank pulley for a CTR N1 Pulley in less then 15 minutes. It took me longer to jack the car up and get the belt off/on then it did to swap the pulleys.</TD></TR></TABLE>
have you actually done it like this? it works pulley off in five minutes in or out of the car. the wrench does hold it and it cost me nothing. did you read the thread title? you yourself said "that would be good for removing it". not everyone has access to an impact or a crankpulley tool. to tourque it down simply bolt the closed end to the other side.

 

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yes I have done it that way before, in fact I made a FAQ on how to do it this way. And even though the thread title says "easiest way to remove" he's gonna have to put it back on eventually. What's he supposed to do then?

If you read my post I said it would be good for removing it, but not for putting it back on. So unless there is a bolt on the opposite end to brace in the opposite direction or he has a 2 sided box wrench, or a piece of scrap metal with holes on either end then he is gonna have a hard time tightening the crank pulley bolt back up.

 

you can put it back on the same way. you flip the wrench over to the other side.

 

Thanks for the replies guys, Ive got a compressor and my brother has a air ratchet so I shall give it a go, only thing is the air compressor is 10ltr and 1.5hp, Capable of 8bar maybe. Im doubting this will work but I shall give it a go. Thanks for the tip with the spanner If it doesnt work with the air gun I shall definitely be going down that route. I take it the bolt has been screwed into the flywheel there? and to get to the flywheel you remove the protective cover at the bottom of the housing?

Thanks for your replies

 

yes, bolt is in flywheeland the other goes into the cover bolt hole. since you have an impact, by all means do that first. i wouldn't impact it back on though.

 

this is how i did it with a 5 feet cheater bar and bro on brakes and 5 th gear came out in 20 secs.

 

im to cheap to do it this way but you can buy a tool from autozone that fits around the hex part of the crank pully and has a huge whole in the middle, you then put your rachet threw the middle and hold one and turn one.

 

my air ratchet and compressor were not upto the job so I used a spanner to lock the flywheel into position as mentioned above and it worked a treat

So I just lock it the other way to get it back on, which I'll be doing shortly!

cheers

 

once it's off you'll need to go cut down the largest tree in the forest with a herring.

 

whats a spanner?

 

A spanner is an english term for a wrench

 

trunk = boot
hood = bonnet
fender = wing

Im sure theres others but I cant think of them right now

 

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Or you could make a tool that fits in the two holes on the crankshaft pulley.

Heres a crappy picture of what I mean:

 

this is my preferred method, I personally drew this up ...

 

the problem really isnt that the bolt is hella hard to come out...the problem is that the bolt will not stay at a stand still. so jumping up and down on it would do ****.
the way i have posted is probally the easiest way. it prevents the crank from moving not even a CM.