What is the best way to keep the crankshaft from turning when trying to remove the crank bolt on the balancer? I don't have the luxury of an impact gun.
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What is the best way to keep the crankshaft from turning when trying to remove the crank bolt on the balancer? I don't have the luxury of an impact gun.
i use a pipe wrench
I have a tool that goes in the starter position and locks the flywheel. Pretty handy for stuff like this. Other people use chains with success.
Put your socket on there and have your buddy start the motor. Ha sorry.. I couldn't help myself!
But if ya think about it it would work.
Put a chain through the balancer and through the frame.
I would be scared to snap that idle pulley off tho. But if it works then.........
I would also be afraid that I would snap off the idler pulley. It might work better using the p/s pulley but I think I will try the chain to the frame method
Chain works perfect every time.
ratchet strap from the balancer then to a support beam above motor or the fender worked for me :thumb:
remove your starter and then stick a big screwdriver through a hole in your flexplate and turn engine by hand untill screwdriver gets wedged, worked for me.
I think on Travis's truck we just threw a breaker bar threw it and that was it. Don't remember how we angled it though :P
That was when we removed the pulley...We used an impact to install the UD pulley because it had no way to put a chain or anything through.Quote:
Originally Posted by kerrige