Help...Ideas needed?
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From: Connecticut
Help...Ideas needed?
I used the Harmonic Balancer Installer from Autozone. Now the insert from the kit that goes into the crank snout is stuck. It's flush with the balancer so I can't get a good grip on it. Any ideas how to get it out?
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From: Irving Texas
Rule #1 coat every piece of the installer in anti-seize compound.
Since you're already there....I say use an impact driver. It's like a screwdriver that you use a hammer on. As you strike it, it rotates the bit clock-wise or counter-clockwise.
(I'm assuming the stuck insert is screwed into the crank nose)
You will wind up damaging the bit but dont worry, Auto-zone never checks their loan a tools....I know because they look like crap when I check them out.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37530
Since you're already there....I say use an impact driver. It's like a screwdriver that you use a hammer on. As you strike it, it rotates the bit clock-wise or counter-clockwise.
(I'm assuming the stuck insert is screwed into the crank nose)
You will wind up damaging the bit but dont worry, Auto-zone never checks their loan a tools....I know because they look like crap when I check them out.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37530
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Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Connecticut
Rule #1 coat every piece of the installer in anti-seize compound.
Since you're already there....I say use an impact driver. It's like a screwdriver that you use a hammer on. As you strike it, it rotates the bit clock-wise or counter-clockwise.
(I'm assuming the stuck insert is screwed into the crank nose)
You will wind up damaging the bit but dont worry, Auto-zone never checks their loan a tools....I know because they look like crap when I check them out.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37530
Since you're already there....I say use an impact driver. It's like a screwdriver that you use a hammer on. As you strike it, it rotates the bit clock-wise or counter-clockwise.
(I'm assuming the stuck insert is screwed into the crank nose)
You will wind up damaging the bit but dont worry, Auto-zone never checks their loan a tools....I know because they look like crap when I check them out.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37530
Yes, the stuck insert is screwed into the crank nose.
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Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Irving Texas
Another idea, go get a screw extractor. It looks like crap but they actually work...just take your time. (It's basically a reversed drill bit)
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...crew+extractor
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...crew+extractor
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From: North Easton Mass
You could either heat the balancer with a propane torch or spray some freeze spray on the insert to get a little clearance. I would try the freeze spray first. If you need a combination of the two, heat the balancer toward the outside edge and then freeze-spray the inner part of the insert. I wouldn't worry about wrecking an AutoZone tool. Most of the ones that I have rented have had unimagineable things done to them already.
Rick B.
Rick B.
