crank pully help

[mshaw067]

I am changing my timing belt. Last time i did this when i rebuilt the engine I had an impact and now i dont. Thats not my problem how do i get the crank pully to stop turning. I have tries a screw driver a piece of wood, I am running out of ideas. last tiem i uses the screwdriver and an impact. worked well now i am reduced to a 3/4 socket and a 1ft bar...........

 

[MKIIISupraGuy]

If you had a breaker bar, or some kind of pipe you can slide over your ratchet, you could brace it against the ground/floor and bump your starter over to get the bolt loose.

 

[mshaw067]

ok, my car is on ramps in my front yard and the ground is gravel. the bar i have is not long enough. is there anything i can out against the crank to stop it from turning

 

[Smartparts]

is the bar long long enough to connect with the frame at all?

 

[Poodles]

Longer bar and put the car in gear with the e-brake on.

 

[mshaw067]

no i broke the bar today, so now i have a ratchet and i took my car off the ramps, and i have 2 2by 4 bords that are going with wise across the front of the car and i put the ramps under the crank to support the wood. i already broke one ratchet today and going to try another tomarrow. what other sizes fit the crank bolt?????

 

[Kevin]

no i broke the bar today, so now i have a ratchet and i took my car off the ramps, and i have 2 2by 4 bords that are going with wise across the front of the car and i put the ramps under the crank to support the wood. i already broke one ratchet today and going to try another tomarrow. what other sizes fit the crank bolt?????

I don't understand what you are doing.
And what do you mean by other sizes?

 

[mshaw067]

like what is the same as a 3/4th socket. I am having to use a tiny racket and it is not working i broke it. I have a large racket and but none of my sockets fit the rachet head. i have wood on ramps under my car trying to provide ground so the rachet will not turn when i bump the starter to break loose the pully bolt. so far no luck and i dont know what to do next i dont want to break all my ratchets and i dont have any more pipe

 

[Kevin]

19mm .. and buy or borrow a breaker bar..they are not that expensive

 

[ForcedTorque]

From all I have heard here, I must question if you have a puller to get the pulley off, or will you just use a hammer?

 

[Poodles]

Buy a breaker bar, they're cheap.

 

[Smartparts]

you really should be using a 19mm socket on a 1/2" drive breaker bar. I broke a ratchet trying to use 3/8"

 

[spikesnstuff0905]

From all I have heard here, I must question if you have a puller to get the pulley off, or will you just use a hammer?

Mine slid off easy, i just pulled.

---------- Post added at 10:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:35 PM ----------

If your car is a 5=spd just put the car in gear. Mine was an auto so i just grabbed the outer ring of the pulley with a 48" pipe wrench and used a cheater bar lol. I bought a new one anyways, so i didn't care.

 

[Poodles]

If it just slid off, you have issues...

 

[mshaw067]

i will be using a puller to get the pully off

 

[hvyman]

If it just slid off, you have issues...

How so? They slide for the most part back on and most import cars they can just be wiggled off. IF its rattling loose yes.


You NEED a 1/2" 19mm socket and a 1/2" breaker bar. Its torqued to 198ft lbs. It shouldnt come loose easy.

 

[Poodles]

They're a press fit, if it slides right off it wasn't on correctly in the first place.

 

[oldsking]

this is going to turn into a new thread once he gets it off, "How to I tighten the crank pulley bolt as the car is moving "

 

[Kevin]

make sure you have a torque wrench capable of 200ft-lb before you take it off lol

 

[mshaw067]

ya i have a troque wrench.... I am still working on getting it off. It has been storming bad here in ky so i have not been able to work on it. Looks like rain today as well so i have to hold off till the weather breaks.