Need real time HELP to remove crank pully
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Melting Slicks
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Need real time HELP to remove crank pully
Today I am replacing WP and Opti. I am trying to loosen the 3 bolts on crank pully, but the whole engine turns when I try to loosen the bolts. The serpintine is still on because I want to lossen the bolts and turn the engine to loosen the grip of pully to shaft...
Please help!!!
Please help!!!
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Originally Posted by MikeC4
Today I am replacing WP and Opti. I am trying to loosen the 3 bolts on crank pully, but the whole engine turns when I try to loosen the bolts. The serpintine is still on because I want to lossen the bolts and turn the engine to loosen the grip of pully to shaft...
Please help!!!
Please help!!!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Austin Texas
Originally Posted by tjwong
And if you have a M6 car you can use a longer 3/8 extension, stick it through the balancer so that it jams against the engine to hold the balance while you loosen the bolts. Or if you have a A4 car remove the flywheel cover and use a flywheel turning tool to hold the flywheel while you attempt to loosen the balance bolts.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Austin Texas
Originally Posted by Pete K
If the car is a stick, have the wife put it in gear and hold the brake. If auto a quich rap,rap, rap with the palm is better than steady pushing on the wrench.
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From: Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffin glue Orlando
Originally Posted by MikeC4
I have an A4, but there must be an easier way, and I don't have a "flywheel turning tool".
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"I have an A4, can I just put it in gear, emergency brake on. Shouldn't this keep the crank from turning???"
Nope. Have someone hold a socket wrench on the Balancer bolt while you loosen the pully bolts.
Nope. Have someone hold a socket wrench on the Balancer bolt while you loosen the pully bolts.
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Give your wrench a sharp hit with a large hammer, 2.5/3lb will do. The mass of the hammer moving at high velocity should help overcome the grip that the bolts have, and since it is happening quickly, it won't turn the crankshaft.
My 2 cents..
Good luck,
prattman
My 2 cents..
Good luck,
prattman
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From: Portland Oregon
Originally Posted by MikeC4
I have an A4, can I just put it in gear, emergency brake on. Shouldn't this keep the crank from turning???
Nope but you can use a large screwdriver to wedge into the flywheel and hold it against the engine block while someone loosens the balancer bolt. Or go to Autozone and get a flywheel turning tool. They are cheap, and will make life a lot easier.
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Originally Posted by tjwong
Nope but you can use a large screwdriver to wedge into the flywheel and hold it against the engine block while someone loosens the balancer bolt.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Austin Texas
Originally Posted by vettedave
"I have an A4, can I just put it in gear, emergency brake on. Shouldn't this keep the crank from turning???"
Nope. Have someone hold a socket wrench on the Balancer bolt while you loosen the pully bolts.
Nope. Have someone hold a socket wrench on the Balancer bolt while you loosen the pully bolts.
Yup, this did the trick...Thanks Dave....
WP off, Crank pully off, ready to unbolt my greasy looking Opti....
What a PITA getting that bolt of WP that sits behind PS pully!!
...Time to get wrenching...thanks to all for responding!!
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Melting Slicks
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OK guys, new Opti is in, crank balancer back on, wires back on the Opti, and she fires up fine.....just need to put on the new WP and the rest of the stuff...
Thanks again for all your help.....!!!!!
Thanks again for all your help.....!!!!!
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Melting Slicks
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BLAM! 5 hours work...New Opti and WP installed. PITA, but I am glad I did it. Take a look at my old Opti below. It was drenched in oil, bad seal, and the 2 rubber O-rings on the shaft where gone!!
Car runs fantastic, drove it around for 20 minutes to make sure new T-stat was working, and nothing came flying out of the hood!
Thanks to all on this Forum for the great advice given that this is not a job for the feint of heart, I'm just glad mine is still beating. This job would have taken me an entire weekend had it not been for all you folks out there
(jeeezz, can you feel the love)
and here is the Optispark installed:
Car runs fantastic, drove it around for 20 minutes to make sure new T-stat was working, and nothing came flying out of the hood!
Thanks to all on this Forum for the great advice given that this is not a job for the feint of heart, I'm just glad mine is still beating. This job would have taken me an entire weekend had it not been for all you folks out there
(jeeezz, can you feel the love)
and here is the Optispark installed:
Last edited by MikeC4; Feb 27, 2005 at 05:55 PM.
