2XR95Z28

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Ok so i have this little problem which is holding me back on the rest of the motor tear down. I cannot for the life of me get the last 2 bolts on the crank balancer, i got 1 of the 3 off but the other are beyond tight. i have used plenty penetrating oil but those things will not budge then also trying to get the crank not to rotate. I just need some ideas on how i can get the balancer off.

any tips are appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

James Montigny

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I've always just used am 18" breaker bar.Maybe you need something longer.
An air ratchet works well too .. lots of torque in a quick burst breaks em free.

The bolts will come off eventually, it's not like they're that long.
Be sure to soak down both the front and back of the bolt holes if you can get at them.
You may have to rotate the crank a little.

Mr_Bond

iTrader: (11)

Jam the flexplate with a screw driver and put a breaker bar on the bolt.

eagle_eyes

iTrader: (1)

poor man's impact...hit the breaker bar or rachet with a hammer.

2XR95Z28

iTrader: (4)

ya but even using the breaker bar it just rotates the crank....

James Montigny

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You need to lock the flexplate in place, screwdriver, prybar or one of those
tools designed to do the job that no one ever seems to have when I try to buy one LOL

StealthFormula

iTrader: (35)

Its very easy to do if you have 2 people. I have someone hold the flexplate (I use a flexplate tool, you could maybe use a screw driver or something similar with some strength) and then the other person uses an air ratchet to take the bolts off. Works great for me and is pretty simple. The key is to have the flexplate stuck from rotating so that the bolts will actually come off.

camar0corey

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If you have a second set of hands they can hold a wrench on the other bolt. Then once you break it loose tighten it back down and break the other one loose. Now they should come out without much drama, or have the other person hold that screwdriver in the flexplate. Agree on the impact, ever try to break flywheel bolts loose by hand? I was moving the motor off the crate and they didn't break loose, impact and I was done in a minute.

crookedbowtie

Impact usually works good. I also have a tool I made. Nothing special, just a piece of plate that mounts to the block in a bell hole and has a wedge to jam the fly/flex like the screwdriver trick.
If you have no other way, put the loose bolt back in and use two ratchets to fight each other and and get them all loose, if your lucky you should still be able to get the third back out, just did this the other night.

Smokinlt1

Use 2 wrenches on the tight bolts till you get one loose, then when its loose, take the 2 loose bolts out about 3 or 4 threads out then use a big screwdriver or prybar and wedge it between the 2 bolts to get the 3rd bolt loose.

2XR95Z28

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thanks for all the tips, i'm gonna try to get that off tomorrow if i have time, if not this weekend i will have the rest of the motor torn down and update my motor pics thread

thanks for all the help!