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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Alright when trying to take the main bolt out of the crank pulley how do you keep the crankshaft from moving. . . i put the car in gear put obviously that wasnt enough . .. .
Old Jan 23, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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I've heard some people take a length of nylon rope & feed a bunch of it thru a spark plug hole. When the engine turns it'll stop on that. but you may want to hear some more opinions before proceeding lol

Or... use an impact gun?

Old Jan 23, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Yeah i ended up getting it but thnx!
Old Jan 23, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Ok next question. .

I put the puller on like its supposed to go and im tightining the big screw in and that baby is stuck. I cant really even move it with a pipe attached to my wrench. I know the center screw screws in and the tip sits in the hole and then as you screw the center screw in it pulls on the three screws and pops the pulley out of place but that baby wont move. It wont pop out. Any suggestions?
Old Jan 23, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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Tried heating the pulley (NOT the shaft!!!) up?

And/or give it some friendly smacks with a hammer to jolt it loose once you have a lot of puller tension on it

Old Jan 23, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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You must need an impact wrench
Old Jan 23, 2007 | 06:58 PM
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I do need an impact wrench but not right now. Ive got the bolt off and im just trying to pull the pulley off with the pulley puller lol
Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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Make sure you have the 3 bolts that thread into the pully at the same level. If one or more is not threaded in as far as the others it will try to pull off at an angle and get stuck. I havent done a pully on my car, but others you can usually feel the back of the bolt hole and know when the bolt goes through. I thread the bolt unitl its flush with the back hole on the pully, that way you know they are all in at the same depth.
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