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Old Nov 15, 2021 | 03:10 AM
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Hello guys, I am a newbie and and seeking for your he;p. I am wondering that it is possible to take off the Harmonic Balancer pulley without a flexplate. Please help me know
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Old Nov 15, 2021 | 08:15 AM
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That doesn't make any sense.

Rather than starting at the far end of the string of dependencies (asking how you're going to kill all those alligators, when all you are doing is draining the swamp, but even that isn't really necessary because it's really all about building a bridge over the swamp, but you're stuck at killing the alligators), tell us what you need to do, and we'll point you toward the best way to do it.
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Old Nov 15, 2021 | 11:03 AM
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Interesting- Balancer at one end, flexplate at the other. Not sure he knows of which he speaks.....
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Old Nov 15, 2021 | 11:06 AM
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Well, he said he's new, so.....
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Originally Posted by DustinPope
Hello guys, I am a newbie and and seeking for your he;p. I am wondering that it is possible to take off the Harmonic Balancer pulley without a flexplate. Please help me know
OP, if you're referring to being able to loosen the damper bolt without holding back on the flexplate, yes you can. Either loosen the bolt with an impact, or brace/bolt a piece of steel to the flexplate bolts and break it loose with a long breaker bar.
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Old Nov 15, 2021 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 93Z2871805
OP, if you're referring to being able to loosen the damper bolt without holding back on the flexplate, yes you can. Either loosen the bolt with an impact, or brace/bolt a piece of steel to the flexplate bolts and break it loose with a long breaker bar.
Ahhh.... I bet that's what he meant.... DOH!!
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I think he might be asking how to remove the damper if there's no flex plate there, which of course makes it harder to hold the crank still. But I'm not sure.

In which case, the answer would be, a ¾" drive impact socket, a long breaker bar, and A BIGGER HAMMER.
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Old Nov 15, 2021 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RB04Av
I think he might be asking how to remove the damper if there's no flex plate there, which of course makes it harder to hold the crank still. But I'm not sure.

In which case, the answer would be, a ¾" drive impact socket, a long breaker bar, and A BIGGER HAMMER.
An effective method I've found (If the engine is in the car) is to put a breaker bar/ socket on the crank bolt, tie it to the frame with a bungee cord, then start the engine.
BAM, loosened bolt.
Be certain that you have the orientation of the breaker bar in the correct position to loosen the bolt, otherwise you might break something, or strip/ break your bolt and crank.

This method may not be for the original poster, for that reason...
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Old Nov 16, 2021 | 05:21 AM
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Impact gun for the bolt. Comes loose in seconds.
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