Help! Can't remove harmonic balancer!

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Jun 10, 2010 | 08:15 PM

#21

Casey4s

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Joined: Aug 2009

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From: Virginia

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Originally Posted by jahudso2

Well I think I figured out what happened. I pulled the pulley on fully, but I think I damaged the first couple mm of threads on the crankshaft using the pulley remover tool. Therefore, the stock bolt isn't quite long enough to reach the threads which are still intact. I'm going to buy a couple of longer bolts tomorrow and some washers to try to get the spacing correct. Hopefully that will solve this problem.

If you get it pulled into place the stock bolt will work. A longer bolt can bottom out and cause you problems. If you use a longer bolt and stack washers to get the pulley far enough on to get the Ford bolt to work.

You can't use just any hardness of bolt here from a hardware store or NAPA.

Have you read this "how to"?

http://forums.themustangsource.com/f...l-pics-452799/

I think it might give you some insight.

I hope this turns out OK for you.

EDIT:

Here's another one.

http://www.americanmuscle.com/steeda...y-install.html

Last edited by Casey4s; Jun 10, 2010 at 08:18 PM.

Jun 10, 2010 | 09:02 PM

#22

jahudso2

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Yeah I've read the how-to's, but none of them seemed to mention that you can't run the tool straight into the crankshaft.

Do you think an 8.8 would be a high enough grade to hold the crank pulley? I know the stock one is 10.9, but I'm not sure I'll be able to find a 10.9 with the 1.5 thread pitch. Most of the 10.9s are 1.75 thread unfortunately.