Tennis ball trick for pulling crank bolt?
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Tennis ball trick for pulling crank bolt?
I found a couple threads under a search that said you could put a tennis ball in a cylinder and put the head back on and it would stop the motor from turning? Well I can't get a screwdriver to stay wedged against the flywheel and I don't have a tennis ball, but I do have a golf ball and the old 853 casting are expendable. Do you think this would work just as well; My only concern is the safty of my piston. Tell me what you think.
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I think pulling the heads just for the crank pulley bolt is insane. (personal opinion). Buy a flywheel locking tool or try to get your hands on some air tools, I've personally seen crank pulley bolts get loosened without anything jammed in the "flywheel" of an automatic with a pneumatic impact gun.
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The heads are already off. I don't have any air tools but I'm about to go borrow my brothers electric impact and try that. Probably just go to advance tomorrow and get a locking tool if it doesn't work. Thanks for the input guys.
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never heard about that before....
for a minute i thought you were talking about this tennis ball trick
for a minute i thought you were talking about this tennis ball trick
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Originally Posted by ProjecT 9
never heard about that before....
for a minute i thought you were talking about this tennis ball trick
for a minute i thought you were talking about this tennis ball trick
If you know how locks work, you would know why that simply injecting some air into the lock cylinder wouldn't magically make the door become unlocked. I'm sure the music overlay in that video is to mask someone hitting the keyfob to unlock it at "just the right time".
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Originally Posted by melchoir
Not to thread jack, but I just wanted to let you know that the trick is BS.
If you know how locks work, you would know why that simply injecting some air into the lock cylinder wouldn't magically make the door become unlocked. I'm sure the music overlay in that video is to mask someone hitting the keyfob to unlock it at "just the right time".
If you know how locks work, you would know why that simply injecting some air into the lock cylinder wouldn't magically make the door become unlocked. I'm sure the music overlay in that video is to mask someone hitting the keyfob to unlock it at "just the right time".
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I used a large hexagonal flathead screwdriver, not on the flywheel. I don't see how the hell that works. I took the inspection cover off of the bottom of the tranny. Rotated the motor until the part where the converter meets the flywheel came over and wedged the screwdriver up in there. Then when the motor tried to turnover, it stopped and allowed me to tighten/untighten the bolt. Next time, I will be getting an impact wrench, much easier. But, this worked for me. Good luck!
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wow man the tool is only like $35 from Summit. It is the most useful hand tool I have bought in a few years. click on the link and it should take you right to it .
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...8&autoview=sku
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http://store.summitracing.com/partde...8&autoview=sku
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I use a chain wrench I bought plumbing dept at Sears, but the Serpentine belt method uses the same concept and doesn't cost anything. The chain wraps around the pulley as does the serpentine belt which acts like a strap wrench. I like the chain wrench because it has a long breaker bar which the chain links are fastened to. The breaker bar is placed firmly against a frame member once the chain has been tightened down around the pulley then the bolt can be removed without the pulley turning.
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Originally Posted by LightEmUpLs1
why would u go throught all the trb of pullin your head?!??!?!?!!
wats wwrong with just puttin it in gear?
wats wwrong with just puttin it in gear?
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Originally Posted by melchoir
Not to thread jack, but I just wanted to let you know that the trick is BS.
If you know how locks work, you would know why that simply injecting some air into the lock cylinder wouldn't magically make the door become unlocked. I'm sure the music overlay in that video is to mask someone hitting the keyfob to unlock it at "just the right time".
If you know how locks work, you would know why that simply injecting some air into the lock cylinder wouldn't magically make the door become unlocked. I'm sure the music overlay in that video is to mask someone hitting the keyfob to unlock it at "just the right time".
I laughed my *** off at that one...
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