balancer removal
04-10-2008, 05:06 PM
#1
balancer removal
how the heck am I saposed to take off my harmonic balancer?
i rented the puller from autozone...broke it.
bought a 150 dollar one(need it for class anyways)....bent it.
no matter what i use it dosent budge. honestly I dont care what happens to it, i just need the timing chain cover. Anyone got some recommendations? And yes ive tried liquid wrench to help and nothing, i've tried bigger, longer wrenches and nothing.
im stuck.
i rented the puller from autozone...broke it.
bought a 150 dollar one(need it for class anyways)....bent it.
no matter what i use it dosent budge. honestly I dont care what happens to it, i just need the timing chain cover. Anyone got some recommendations? And yes ive tried liquid wrench to help and nothing, i've tried bigger, longer wrenches and nothing.
im stuck.
04-10-2008, 05:41 PM
#2
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Woodstock, GA
Posts: 2,594
RE: balancer removal
You removed the big bolt and the washer correct? I always loosened the big bolt and put the puller on it to get it started so you don't mess up the threads of the crank. I am doing mine tomorrow and if yours has not been taken off I will let you know how mine went.
04-10-2008, 05:58 PM
#4
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Woodstock, GA
Posts: 2,594
RE: balancer removal
other than that stupid big washer thats all I know of when I have removed them, you could spray some good pb blaster in there overnight to see if it does have some rust, I know you said you used penetrating oil already, but maybe a bit more will help.
04-10-2008, 07:09 PM
#6
D.R. THE PATHETIC DORK
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 30,863
RE: balancer removal
remove the bolt and washer and use the correct end on the tip of the puller.. if you use the right sized one it won't damage threads but soak it down with some PB first
04-10-2008, 08:41 PM
#7
RE: balancer removal
well the liquid wrench must of worked wonders. I went outside, put that big nut back in the crank, put on the puller and it came off easy as pie. So if anyones ever struggling with this problem soak it in blaster or something like it and wait an hour or two.
04-10-2008, 09:10 PM
#9
RE: balancer removal
It'll be finished this weekend as long as my new balancer and flywheel arrive tomorrow[&:]
be on the look out for an update to my build thread sometime sunday prolly.
If it dosent get updated then something went wrong [:@]
be on the look out for an update to my build thread sometime sunday prolly.
If it dosent get updated then something went wrong [:@]