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Ordered pullies, now kinda scared!!!

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Old 06-10-2008, 09:06 PM
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I just ordered pullies from Brothers Performance out of my MM&FF mag, and they were on sale for 70 bucks for the 3 piece aluminum ones.

Its the cranksahft, water pump and alt pullies. I just watche da vid on the install, and says i need ot torque the crankshaft to specificationsa nd make sur eits on right or i will have major issues, is this true? what is the best way to isntlal these? has anyone done it? any prep help?? thansk guys, i hope htis wasnt a bad buy!

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Old 06-10-2008, 09:09 PM
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just put locktite on the bolts holding the puley on.
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Torque=tight. Done. It's not a big deal to do. 4 bolts hold the crank pulley on, thighten them down evenly and tight. 4 bolts hold the w/p pulley on. Leave the alt pulley alone. It will cause you to have charging issues. This should help ya

http://www.marchperf.com/superford1.html
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yup the big bolt in the middle of the crank pulley is a PITA to remove.

if you have power tools, you will be all set.

otherwise, you will need a large pry bar or torque wrench.

i used a torque wrench, and positioned it that so when i crank the motor over, it would rest against the floor and force it loose. remember to disconnect the coil first.

need any help let me know.
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sorry for my terrible spelling, this keyboard sucks, the video said i needed some rtv oil to seal the crankshaft pulley, they did the pulleys on a 01 gt, so diff then mine obv, but are you sure you should just tighten the hell out fo the crankshaft one? thats what i am worried about, and i wont put the alt one on then, ive heard bad things about it on 5.0's...
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just tighten them down..if you get the rachet at the right angle you can get them fairly tight without the crankshaft moving
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ORIGINAL: 93 LX FiveO

yup the big bolt in the middle of the crank pulley is a PITA to remove.

if you have power tools, you will be all set.

otherwise, you will need a large pry bar or torque wrench.

i used a torque wrench, and positioned it that so when i crank the motor over, it would rest against the floor and force it loose. remember to disconnect the coil first.

need any help let me know.
That bolt does NOT have to be removed and the coil does not need to be disconnected. [&:]
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disconnect what coil???
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Old 06-10-2008, 09:15 PM
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^^just do what PRO' said.. the 15/16 bolt does not come out for UD pulley install!!
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Old 06-10-2008, 09:17 PM
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Dude, just ignore everything said in this thread other than what Pro and MJR added. 4 bolts, add lock-tite, re-install and tighten bolts evenly. That's it. Genuinely a 15 minute swap... Maybe 20 counting the time to put the belt back on.
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