Manually Rotating a 454
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5th Gear
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Manually Rotating a 454
Hey there. I was wondering if anyone could tell me the easiest way to manually crank a 454 (in the car) with an automatic transmission. My timing marks fell off and I need to replace them.
Thanks for the help.
Adam
Thanks for the help.
Adam
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From: columbus oh
crankshaft bolt or flywheel turner if you have a dust shield.......
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From: Taylor Michigan
As long as the belt is tight you can use a breaker bar and one of these two, either a 7/8 or 15/16 socket on the alternator fan nut. Still too hard, remove the plugs and then proceed....
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From: Long Grove, IL
If you are asking if you can rotate the engine by spinning the distributor, you would most likely just twist the distributor shaft in two and if the shaft didn't twist off, the second most likely scenario would be that you would strip the gear on the end of the camshaft and/or distributor shaft since it is designed as a drive gear that isn't meant to be driven.
The best place to rotate the engine from is the bolt that holds the harmonic damper to the end of the crankshaft. It's highly unlikely that you would strip the threads or snap that bolt off, especially if the spark plugs are also removed.
Jay
Last edited by griffths; Feb 28, 2009 at 09:01 PM.
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