Okay so I want to change cranks from my hatchs' b20b and use it on this 92 LS motor I dropped in a 94 Integra... The reason being is cause 92 LS motors used a v-belt for power steering was was gonna change pulleys from the P/S but they bolt on differently... My hatch is a CX no P/S so its comes standard with manual steering ...

I really dont have alotta cash to throw around $40-60 since it X-MAS time ... So I made my own tool... Just like these guys did http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq....html

Used:
Broken Torque Wrench perfect hole for 17 or 19mm bolt *pictured (or a steel bar of some sort)
Quiksteel (like JB Weld) *pictured SPECS: http://www.derek.com.au/cargo.html
Sandpaper (Kinda rough)
1-1/2in. pipe nipple *pictured
Quick-Grip 53006 Micro Clamp




Example of pipe nipple


This is what the Home Depot had for me to work with

After I removed the threaded coupling


Quick grip


Most of this you can find at the hardware store...

First thing I did was sand down the areas that were going to have the QuikSteel applied for better adhesion when fully cured

Then I got my broken torque wrench (Wal-mart) and pipe nipple and had them held together with the Quick Grip Clamp ...


Then start breaking off chunks of QuikSteel and mix in your hand and apply it around the area where the Wrench and pipe nipple meet, I used a good amount just to be safe...





The label says it should be set in 15min. and that it should be hard as steel in 1-Hour, and also suggests to let fully cure for 24 hours, so I am not gonna put pressure on it till tomorrow... Please dont break on me ...

Here is the finished product...


And here is the 19mm 1/2in. Drive socket that fits perfectly through the hole of the busted torque wrench's broken mechanism thingy ???





That is my DIY Homemade Crank Pulley Removal tool... I got the Idea from http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id6.html Crankshaft Pulley Holding Tools

Hope this helps out others on a budget...





Modified by SMOOTHN at 5:57 PM 12/23/2007


Modified by SMOOTHN at 10:13 PM 12/23/2007

 

pretty interesting

but it doesn't look like it will hold together for those stubborn crank pulley bolts

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gsrturbo-ek &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">pretty interesting

but it doesn't look like it will hold together for those stubborn crank pulley bolts </TD></TR></TABLE>
I hope it does... LOL... QuikSteel is supposed to handle a good amount of pressure...


Modified by SMOOTHN at 6:21 PM 12/23/2007

 

let us know when you break it.

 

roger that ... <U>when it does break ill just get it welded on.... </U>

 

i think it will just be cheaper to buy the tool then to weld it

 

naw i know a few guys who could weld it at no charge

 

thats cool that you made your own crank pulley holder tool, gotta give you credit for that but they sell the actual tool on ebay like for 40 bucks, I bought one myself

 

Hope it works for ya...... I just used a chain wrench...

 

i just take my car to the tire shop and slap a worker 5 bucks to unbolt the crankbolt. nice diy btw

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by winkwitstyle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i just take my car to the tire shop and slap a worker 5 bucks to unbolt the crankbolt. nice diy btw</TD></TR></TABLE> Then you drove home to work on it with no bolt in there? You're crazy.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by db1_jdm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats cool that you made your own crank pulley holder tool, gotta give you credit for that but they sell the actual tool on ebay like for 40 bucks, I bought one myself </TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks... Yea this cost me like 10 bucks... Probably try to get one with Christmas cash...

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CarbonizedDX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hope it works for ya...... I just used a chain wrench...</TD></TR></TABLE>
i think the chain wrench and actual crack tool are around the same prices ranges, but I guess if already had one it eliminates the task and effort making a homemade one

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by winkwitstyle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i just take my car to the tire shop and slap a worker 5 bucks to unbolt the crankbolt. nice diy btw</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is it safe to drive like that? I dont think i would do it... Thanks for the props though


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hatchling37 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Then you drove home to work on it with no bolt in there? You're crazy. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I was thinking the same thing, but if it worked for him then more power to him...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hatchling37 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Then you drove home to work on it with no bolt in there? You're crazy. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i have them lossen the bolt then tight it just enought so i can unbolt it at home

 

Any time i had a problem getting one of those pesky crank bolts cracked. I just set the number #1 at TDC. Then backed it off 90+ degrees, removed the spark plug from #1 and coiled some 3/8" dia. cotton rope into the #1 Cylinder. Then tried to set the #1 to TDC and crank away with a 4' persuader bar. Ghetto back yard mechanic way for sure. But I never had any problems doing it that way. All the valves are closed (no chance of bending a valve) and the piston can't reach TDC (crank isn't going any further) with the rope in the cylinder. Tha twas before I had an impact gun that would torque them off like a hot knife through butter.

Nice DIY though. Give us an update when you go to tq it!

 

OIC.. good idea...

 

Necessity is the mother of invention and dire situations inspire ingenious solutions. That's what DIY is all about. Your tool is kind of a product of this. You made a possibly useful tool out of a completely useless one. Keeping in mind that you didn't actually invent this tool. You took what you had and fashioned a similar tool that is a solution to fulfill a need.




Modified by GhostAccord at 1:19 PM 12/25/2007

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GhostAccord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Necessity is the mother of invention and dire situations inspire ingenious solutions. That's what DYI is all about. Your tool is kind of a product of this. You made a possibly useful tool out of a completely useless one. Keeping in mind that you didn't actually invent this tool. You took what you had and fashioned a similar tool that is a solution to fulfill a need.

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Very well put...

 

Ha...while its not exactly the benchmark post you'd like to be able to file into the HT archives, its definitely something to keep you interested...happy holidays...

 

Well it broke... so im gonna have it welded on and try again....

 

lol 3rd time is the charm usually the first time things fail

 

To you the truth I wasn't holding my breath for that silly puddly or JB Weld to hold. I was interested to see if it would with that amount of tq. How much did it hold before it broke loose?

to having it welded.

 

it moved like half an inch then broke...

 

you better hurry up and patent it before someone else does. ..watch next week itll be on QVC

 

my neighbor works on dump trucks... super high power impact guns rock!!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by h2b_sedan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my neighbor works on dump trucks... super high power impact guns rock!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

haha yea.. i remember big 10 took mine off with an impact gun that looked like it was pulled off a turret from a tank in iraq.