rpmauto

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I just got a call from a guy who was doing his work himself, putting a oil pump in a 6.0l truck. He said he got a longer bolt to install the balancer and he was putting it on and he bottomed out the bolt in the end of the crankshaft, I dont have time to look at it today, but he said the threads look ok, just far down in the crank looks a little messed up. Has anybody done this before?? what are the worst case scenarios, i think he wants to put the pulley on and drive it like that.

vettenuts

iTrader: (4)

Is the bolts now out? Most guys break the bolt when they do this.

rpmauto

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Yes the bolt is out no problem there, he just said it looked like the back end of the crank , not the threads looked farted up. I dont know if that would hurt anything or not. I am going to try and go look at it sometime this weekend

blkbird

iTrader: (28)

The longer bolt will bottom out if you keep turning it. I usually just get it on there far enough until i can get the old bolt in there and seat the pulley all the way. Then you take that one out and put in the new one.

rpmauto

iTrader: (14)

yes, but what damage does it do if it bottoms out?? the threads are fine.

Apollo0526

iTrader: (3)

When is was getting hard to turn and then he realized it was bottoming out, im sure he stopped and then took the bolt out. i would get a new bolt, the stock length, and the run a tap through the crank just to make sure the threads are ok.