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10-30-2006, 09:38 AM
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longer crank bolt Anyone know where I can get a longer crank bolt to use to get the crank pully back on? I've tried autozone, napa, advanced, ace hardware and napa with no luck
10-30-2006, 01:37 PM
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If you go to a local industrial bolt store you can get a piece of threaded rod and nuts. 3 feet of threaded rod, 4 nuts, and 2 washers cost me under $20. Spent a little time with a hacksaw, and now I have an installation tool, a piece that I use to push against, and enough left over to build another one. 
You really don't want to "pull" the balancer on with a bolt. You really should "push" it on with a nut and piece of threaded rod. $20 for the tools to do it right is much cheaper than extracting a broken bolt and then getting your crank snout helicoiled.
You really don't want to "pull" the balancer on with a bolt. You really should "push" it on with a nut and piece of threaded rod. $20 for the tools to do it right is much cheaper than extracting a broken bolt and then getting your crank snout helicoiled.
10-30-2006, 01:50 PM
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I agree with Camaroholic. Especially when people have broken the bolt off inside trying to pull it on like that. I broke one myself too. Now I have a piece of threaded rod that I use to pull it on. Granted I had done at least 10-11 cam swaps before I had one break. But just one break was enough for me not to trust that method anymore.
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10-30-2006, 10:07 PM
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618HAWK sells a tool that works quite well. I bought one from him, and I love it. I'm sure you could make one yourself, but he ships promptly, already has the stuff, and probably doesn't charge a whole lot more than it costs to make. Just send him a PM if you're interested.
Here are some pictures of the tool...
Here are some pictures of the tool...
10-30-2006, 11:27 PM
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I second the whole "do not pull the balancer back on". Even though it was an LT1, I stripped the threads inside the crankshaft trying to do this, ended up having to retap the threads and using the push method instead. Avoid the hassle.
10-31-2006, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by BriancWS6
I'm sure that the tool or long threaded rod works well, but in my case I needed to get the car back together ASAP so I made a longer bolt 