Issues getting crank bolt out... Help with Ideas

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Nov 25, 2008 | 09:31 AM

BlueOvalEater

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Issues getting crank bolt out... Help with Ideas

i know that b!itch is in there with some serious ammount of torque behind it
but i figured my 650 ft/lbs impact gun would do the trick as it has in the past
buuuttt no luck - actually seems as if the head of the bolt is twisting from the rest of the bolt
sprayed it down good with penetrating oil
pulley is locked into place so nothing is free moving

thoughts / ideas?

Nov 25, 2008 | 09:36 AM

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Keep hammering on it.. I took one off of a friends Car, used a 3ft Pipe on a 1/2" Breaker Bar.

Nov 25, 2008 | 12:47 PM

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got it with a 4 foot pipe on the ratchet
with calculations i know there was more then 800 ft/lbs of torque on the bolt... What an @sshole who ever worked on the car before i got it
...retards

Nov 25, 2008 | 09:08 PM

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x2 on a big *** breaker bar and a pipe, or sometimes the handle of a normal roll around jack will substitute for a pipe.

Nov 25, 2008 | 09:36 PM

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^ It's supposed to be wicked tight... But use a BIG breaker bar and a lot of muscle.

Nov 26, 2008 | 10:18 AM

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I had to use a 3/4 drive impact gun to get mine off. Impact gun looked like a sniper rifle it was so big. But, somehow in getting it off, I cracked the pulley so be careful.