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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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can anybody give me some more pointers as how the hell to get my friggin pulley off.
i think its stuck on the key(jammed). the air ratchet will not even take it off.
we heated it and heated it and it is just plain stuck.


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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 12:04 AM
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Damn man that sucks. You been trying to get that thing off for a while.

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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 12:08 AM
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yep i just don understand.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 01:08 AM
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yep i just don understand.
I wish i could help but i dont have any experience with this problem. A lot of these guys know their **** so hopefully they chime in.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 01:16 AM
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are you talking about your crank pulley?
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 02:57 AM
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8" Posi-Lock. Rated to 17 Tons. It's comin off!
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 98_Formula
are you talking about your crank pulley?
yes.
Originally Posted by eallanboggs
8" Posi-Lock. Rated to 17 Tons. It's comin off!
where do i get this?
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 09:44 AM
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its a type of puller, just really beefy. http://www.posilock.com/Boards/boards.htm

They are not cheap.
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Keep at it and good luck...wish I had some more advice....going for the big bad **** pulley may be your best bet.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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thanks guys this is funny cuz the first 3 jaw 8 inch puller i bought from harborfreight broke, after torching the pulley ,hittin it with the air ratchet, and jus plain beatin it. i went back to harbor freight and got another 8inch 3 jaw puller and out came my pulley. now i need another pulley cuz im pretty sure the heat melted some sort of seal that was in there as well as my front cover seal.

this was one of my most frustrating experiences to daye with my car. thank god for beer.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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so is the bolt is out. i used the 3 arm pulley from autozone. put a socket to hit agains the inside of the crank and it came out like butter. it was the 50 dollar one, i just done have it because i returned it
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 11:59 AM
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theres your problem. Harbor freight sells nothing but chineese garbage. Their tools are worse than useless because they do more harm than good. Try one of those posilock's they are available at sears also. Do yourself a favor and throw all your harbor freight tools in the trash excepth the screwdrivers which you can use as chisels and other stuff you woulldnt do with real ones.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 01:46 PM
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i didn't hav ea problem getting the pulley off my car, it was gettin the damned bolt out. i have a my stock crank pulley and stock bolt though i was gonna put it u pfor sale if you need it
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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so is the bolt is out. i used the 3 arm pulley from autozone. put a socket to hit agains the inside of the crank and it came out like butter. it was the 50 dollar one, i just done have it because i returned it
the bolt was never in this is a new motor and i was using 618hawk tool. the harbor freight tool did the job for me. man those posi lock pullers look nice, i jus don have the $200 for one right now......oh well praise the lord my friggin pulley is out now wen i get my new one i have to get it machined this time
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by santiago
the bolt was never in this is a new motor and i was using 618hawk tool. the harbor freight tool did the job for me. man those posi lock pullers look nice, i jus don have the $200 for one right now......oh well praise the lord my friggin pulley is out now wen i get my new one i have to get it machined this time
getting it in is just as fun, we hammered the damn thing for about 20 minutes with a piece of 2x4 inbetween the pulley and hammer, just to make safe we didnt strip the crank
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