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Alright, so I had purchased a cheap-o 3-jaw puller to remove the balancer. The bolt wasn't even close to being long enough and quite honestly, I was VERY worried about cross-threading the crankshaft because of the quality of the bolt included.
So, instead of buying even more tools, I decided to be redneck. This will probably be the only time I don't air on the side of caution for the build, but it seemed like it would work, so I tried it.
I took an old crappy 3/8" deep socket I had and decided to butt it up against the snout of the crank (it would have been better if it were bigger than 3/4" or better quality but alas). I figured the way the tool worked the 3 puller arms would literally pull along the bolt as I tightened it, which was to be anchored into the crankshaft. Or I could press against the snout of the crank and tighten the bolt and have the jaws pull that way.
I decided to try that. In retrospect, I probably should have put some flat washers against it and it would have worked no problem, but I didn't realize the force needed to remove the balancer.
Here are the pics. In the first, you see my ghettofabulous setup.
![](http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/JakeFusion/B839C880-F576-41A6-BFFD-DB48961EC994-4331-000001B498327539_zps4e26570e.jpg)
Here I am torquing on the bolt. I had to use a breaker bar on my 1/2" drive. I should have known this would be bad.
![](http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/JakeFusion/090EFE31-BF39-44FB-8D30-1ABF7723F0E4-4331-000001B4A0727A85_zps9f73cf8c.jpg)
But it pulled the pulley right off. And no damage to the crankshaft threads.
![](http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/JakeFusion/41E6D07D-7558-4D06-B7DB-1E6A5BD5E390-4331-000001B4A8571691_zps902e1714.jpg)
But, I chewed up the end of the snout. Now, the balancer bolts fits without issue and the old balancer came right off and actually lines back up easily over the snout. It's just grooved right on the very tip. Will this affect the balance of the crank at all? I figure, the balancer is right there, so any issue this would cause would be masked by the balancer itself. Also, very little material was actually taken out. I could always take it to a machine shop and let them lathe the other end of the snout to balance it or add some metal somewhere if necessary. Thoughts?
![](http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/JakeFusion/C5DE0FEF-94D9-4044-9052-2D00D8ED2CA9-4331-000001B4C46869C8_zps023ed380.jpg)
So, instead of buying even more tools, I decided to be redneck. This will probably be the only time I don't air on the side of caution for the build, but it seemed like it would work, so I tried it.
I took an old crappy 3/8" deep socket I had and decided to butt it up against the snout of the crank (it would have been better if it were bigger than 3/4" or better quality but alas). I figured the way the tool worked the 3 puller arms would literally pull along the bolt as I tightened it, which was to be anchored into the crankshaft. Or I could press against the snout of the crank and tighten the bolt and have the jaws pull that way.
I decided to try that. In retrospect, I probably should have put some flat washers against it and it would have worked no problem, but I didn't realize the force needed to remove the balancer.
Here are the pics. In the first, you see my ghettofabulous setup.
![](http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/JakeFusion/B839C880-F576-41A6-BFFD-DB48961EC994-4331-000001B498327539_zps4e26570e.jpg)
Here I am torquing on the bolt. I had to use a breaker bar on my 1/2" drive. I should have known this would be bad.
![](http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/JakeFusion/090EFE31-BF39-44FB-8D30-1ABF7723F0E4-4331-000001B4A0727A85_zps9f73cf8c.jpg)
But it pulled the pulley right off. And no damage to the crankshaft threads.
![](http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/JakeFusion/41E6D07D-7558-4D06-B7DB-1E6A5BD5E390-4331-000001B4A8571691_zps902e1714.jpg)
But, I chewed up the end of the snout. Now, the balancer bolts fits without issue and the old balancer came right off and actually lines back up easily over the snout. It's just grooved right on the very tip. Will this affect the balance of the crank at all? I figure, the balancer is right there, so any issue this would cause would be masked by the balancer itself. Also, very little material was actually taken out. I could always take it to a machine shop and let them lathe the other end of the snout to balance it or add some metal somewhere if necessary. Thoughts?
![](http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/JakeFusion/C5DE0FEF-94D9-4044-9052-2D00D8ED2CA9-4331-000001B4C46869C8_zps023ed380.jpg)
![](http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/JakeFusion/679FED7A-B29D-40D1-8379-60992CF2CA24-4331-000001BE8C73D69D_zps886852dc.jpg)
Last edited by JakeFusion; 10-04-2013 at 11:31 PM.
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Trust me. Subliminally I might be trying to blow this **** up. I REALLY don't want to put a 145k shortblock in there... Given everything else I have. I think a 383 would work well. I'll just retard the cam 3-4 degrees and it'll work perfect with a 383...
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Ah dammit. I have a bead on a set of Eagle 6.200" H-Beam rods and JE Forged 3.905" pistons. Now, if I can find a 4" stroker crank for a decent price, I'll just rebuild my 346 here locally as a 383...
And I found some Fikse FM/10s that look gorgeous... gunmetal with polished lips.
I'm going to go bankrupt. Ha!
And I found some Fikse FM/10s that look gorgeous... gunmetal with polished lips.
I'm going to go bankrupt. Ha!
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Works a lot better if you use about a 6" long ratchet extension in the crank snout when using the puller. I think you'll be fine though. I pulled my 346 for a freshen up and ended up with a forged 370
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Ah dammit. I have a bead on a set of Eagle 6.200" H-Beam rods and JE Forged 3.905" pistons. Now, if I can find a 4" stroker crank for a decent price, I'll just rebuild my 346 here locally as a 383...
And I found some Fikse FM/10s that look gorgeous... gunmetal with polished lips.
I'm going to go bankrupt. Ha!
And I found some Fikse FM/10s that look gorgeous... gunmetal with polished lips.
I'm going to go bankrupt. Ha!
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Yeah, I need to buy another line - need to get a 3/8 which is what the impact calls for. I was just borrowing that one from the neighbor. And the tank is rated at 4CFM @ 90PSI... the gun is rated at 700ft-lbs at 6CFM@90... so I'm not getting the full 700, but it should still be better than 200-300 I would think.
383 is fine. Especially if I can get it put together for under 2k, which would be my goal.
383 is fine. Especially if I can get it put together for under 2k, which would be my goal.
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