ARP crank bolt stuck...
ARP crank bolt stuck... like the posting states, went to re use the ARP crank bolt, went in great, spun in, not cross threaded. started to torque down to early with about an inch before it was snug with the pulley and so we started backing it out and it got even harder.
had a 3/4 breaker bar on it with 2 of us and it wouldnt budge for ****.
had it towed to a shop where they tried the air impact it out. nothing.
any suggestions.
thanks
had a 3/4 breaker bar on it with 2 of us and it wouldnt budge for ****.
had it towed to a shop where they tried the air impact it out. nothing.
any suggestions.
thanks
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If you used it to pull the pulley in instead of the correct tool, the threads are finished as is the bolt. Only thing you can do now is drill it out. You can't use the bolt to install the pulley.
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Why? If you can use a stock bolt to install a pulley, why cant you use an ARP bolt
It's the torsional stress put on it when it's twisted while under load. The correct tool does not turn on the threads inside the crank at all while the balancer gets pulled onto the snout of the crank. As stated above if you used the bolt to seat the balancer onto the crank this is your problem you have. The picture below is the correct tool.
I had this same thing happen to me. Did you use moly lube when you torqued the bolt? Look at my previous posts youll see I finally broke mine off in the crank. I ended up saying screw it and taping larger threads with bigger diameter bolt but shorter. Good luck
Well, you can install any way you like but you are playing with fire. It is more likely than you think. Full thread engagement prior to installation is required to ensure that threads are not damaged. Pulling it on with a bolt is the wrong way to do this, it concentrates loading on a few threads. LS1howto should be updated as recommending this method is an injustice to anyone who doesn't understand the risk involved.
It's the torsional stress put on it when it's twisted while under load. The correct tool does not turn on the threads inside the crank at all while the balancer gets pulled onto the snout of the crank. As stated above if you used the bolt to seat the balancer onto the crank this is your problem you have. The picture below is the correct tool.
ended up picking up a forged long block up last night so were gonna pull the motor, and torch the bolt first.if not ill just drill it, pretty much just want it off so i can get my udp and cam parts out lol. thanks for all the info guys. i just love cars.
bump for an update.
got a much bigger breaker bar and managed to get it out pretty easily. downside is the first 3-4 threads are completely thrashed. going to have a friend retap it and see if we can get a stock bolt into torque it down. then my car will at least be drivable for the summer while i build a long block
just to verify the crank bolt thread is 16x2.0?
got a much bigger breaker bar and managed to get it out pretty easily. downside is the first 3-4 threads are completely thrashed. going to have a friend retap it and see if we can get a stock bolt into torque it down. then my car will at least be drivable for the summer while i build a long block
just to verify the crank bolt thread is 16x2.0?