Crank Pulley
03-05-2012, 11:52 PM
#1
Crank Pulley So how do you guys put your crank pulley on with out having a longer crank bolt? I know you can rent a tool but is there any other way of doing it? suggestions would help great. What to get my car running so I can play witht hte new toys on the motor!!!
03-06-2012, 06:49 AM
#4
What about the oven trick? Someone told me you can put the pulley in the oven for a certain amount of time and temp to help expand the metal and itll go on easier. Im not sure however. I also don't know those numbers if it is possible.
03-07-2012, 05:22 PM
#5
Not a good idea to use the balancer bolt to install the balancer.
The tool is the best way to go.
There is also a simple tool consisting of a bolt/large nut on ebay. I bought this & also bought a wheel bearing at AutoZone. The tool is applied per directions, and I added the wheel bearing to reduce friction, because my pulley was super-tight.
I didn't like the oven method (didn't work for me) because I have a fluid damper, and didn't know how heat might affect the balancer. Other people whose balancers are not as tight have had good results using the heat method.
Doing it all over, I would have opted for the tool shown in post #3.
The tool is the best way to go.
There is also a simple tool consisting of a bolt/large nut on ebay. I bought this & also bought a wheel bearing at AutoZone. The tool is applied per directions, and I added the wheel bearing to reduce friction, because my pulley was super-tight.
I didn't like the oven method (didn't work for me) because I have a fluid damper, and didn't know how heat might affect the balancer. Other people whose balancers are not as tight have had good results using the heat method.
Doing it all over, I would have opted for the tool shown in post #3.
03-08-2012, 09:22 AM
#6
First time I nudged it on with tapping from the broadside of a sledge hammer (in a pendulum like motion from the top of the car). Not be the smartest way and I don't recommend it, but it worked.
Second time I tried the oven method, lubed with trans assembly grease, and lighter taps from a hammer got it on. Once it's on a good ways I use the old bolt to run it down with an impact then remove and install the new bolt and torque it down.
Second time I tried the oven method, lubed with trans assembly grease, and lighter taps from a hammer got it on. Once it's on a good ways I use the old bolt to run it down with an impact then remove and install the new bolt and torque it down.
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03-09-2012, 03:32 PM
#9
Please do NOT hit it hard with a hammer. I had my pulley off twice and both times I used a soft hammer to gently tap it to get it started. Not the best way to do it, next time I'll definitely get the tool.
And if you pull it on with the bolt, make sure you have at least a few rotations into the threads before you put a good deal of torque on the bolt. The last thing you want it to put a ton of pressure on just a couple threads and strip out the crank.
And if you pull it on with the bolt, make sure you have at least a few rotations into the threads before you put a good deal of torque on the bolt. The last thing you want it to put a ton of pressure on just a couple threads and strip out the crank.
