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"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net> wrote in
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> On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:52:48 -0500, "ladeeda" <email@lice.blow> wrote:
>
>
> >Right now I am trying to get the 15/16 bolt off of the crankshaft
> >pulley. To pull the harmonic balancer off. The crankshaft keeps
spinning
> >and I cannot get a nail into the balancer to wedge it in. Maybe I
should
> >use something else.
>
> If it's a manual tranny, put it in reverse, engage the parking brake
> and have at it.
>
> Kinda neanderthal, but put a breaker bar with the appropriate sized
> socket on the crank bolt and whack it with a hammer. The shock of the
> hammer blows should pop it loose.. Just be careful the socket doesn't
> pop off the bolt head and round off the corners.
>
> If you have an impact wrench, that'll pop it loose for sure.
I do have an impact wrench that I bought with a 150 gal compressor from
Sears. I have not used either once. The impact wrench was returned once.
I am in Florida and the seals melted sitting in the shed. The one they
replaced it with does not work either. The trigger spring is broken. The
compressor will not shut off automatic. $300 ripoff. What ever happened
to pride in America.
What I did do was took the security shield off the front part of the
tranny and put a 9/16 wrench on the spindle gear there is one bolt on it
and wedged it in. I used a cheater bar by extending the ratchet 2 foot
in length.
I got the bolt off but am now trying to determine if it needs to stay
off in order to remove the harmonic balancer. IT looks as if they are
two separate pieces. I put the bolt back on but am hoping I used an 80
pound torque..The Chilton manual was not complete in its directions.
I have to get this thing back on the road to compete with illegal
aliens.
or junk it.
got the driverside waterpump bolthole snapped off at the engine block.
The side has that 1/4 inch thick circumferance surrounding the hole.
It is the edge of the block.
"ladeeda" <email@lice.blow> wrote in message
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> Ok got the balancer off
>
> Got the timing chain cover off
>
> got the driverside waterpump bolthole snapped off at the engine
block.
> The side has that 1/4 inch thick circumferance surrounding the hole.
> It is the edge of the block.
>
> It looks like this baby is retired.
>
> Unless I can get JB weld to hold it together.
>
> Naw. (MAybe) or liquid weld
>
Search the yellow pages for a wielder who makes house calls, have him
wield in the area that snapped off, grind it smooth,
drill and tap. Then use a liberal amount of anti seize on the threads
and length of the bolt before installing
it. Usually the bolt seizes in the timing cover and the head snaps
off. Late '70s to mid '80s Buick and Olds were bad about this as
well. Never liked the
design, long bolts going through an aluminum timing cover to hold
water pump on.
On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 22:57:56 GMT, "Whitelightning"
<white.lightning2@verizon.net> wrote:
>Search the yellow pages for a wielder who makes house calls, have him
>wield in the area that snapped off, grind it smooth,
>drill and tap. Then use a liberal amount of anti seize on the threads
>and length of the bolt before installing
>it. Usually the bolt seizes in the timing cover and the head snaps
>off. Late '70s to mid '80s Buick and Olds were bad about this as
>well. Never liked the
>design, long bolts going through an aluminum timing cover to hold
>water pump on.
Pontiac engines from that era as well. Had it happen to me TWICE on
my old Firebird. (Small block 350 then big block 455) Had to
literally chisel the cast aluminum timing cover off the engire to get
at the bolts - needless to say the timing cover was destroyed both
times.
"Whitelightning" <white.lightning2@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> "ladeeda" <email@lice.blow> wrote in message
> news:drtn8502qdd@enews2.newsguy.com...
> > Ok got the balancer off
> >
> > Got the timing chain cover off
> >
> > got the driverside waterpump bolthole snapped off at the engine
> block.
> > The side has that 1/4 inch thick circumferance surrounding the hole.
> > It is the edge of the block.
> >
> > It looks like this baby is retired.
> >
> > Unless I can get JB weld to hold it together.
> >
> > Naw. (MAybe) or liquid weld
> >
> Search the yellow pages for a wielder who makes house calls, have him
> wield in the area that snapped off, grind it smooth,
> drill and tap. Then use a liberal amount of anti seize on the threads
> and length of the bolt before installing
> it. Usually the bolt seizes in the timing cover and the head snaps
Awesome
Great advice.
> off. Late '70s to mid '80s Buick and Olds were bad about this as
> well. Never liked the
> design, long bolts going through an aluminum timing cover to hold
> water pump on.
"ladeeda" <email@lice.blow> wrote in message
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>
> "Whitelightning" <white.lightning2@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:U7wEf.62$7d.38@trnddc04...
>>
>> "ladeeda" <email@lice.blow> wrote in message
>> news:drtn8502qdd@enews2.newsguy.com...
>> > Ok got the balancer off
>> >
>> > Got the timing chain cover off
>> >
>> > got the driverside waterpump bolthole snapped off at the engine
>> block.
>> > The side has that 1/4 inch thick circumferance surrounding the hole.
>> > It is the edge of the block.
>> >
>> > It looks like this baby is retired.
>> >
>> > Unless I can get JB weld to hold it together.
>> >
>> > Naw. (MAybe) or liquid weld
>> >
>> Search the yellow pages for a wielder who makes house calls, have him
>> wield in the area that snapped off, grind it smooth,
>> drill and tap. Then use a liberal amount of anti seize on the threads
>> and length of the bolt before installing
>> it. Usually the bolt seizes in the timing cover and the head snaps
>
> Awesome
> Great advice.
>
>> off. Late '70s to mid '80s Buick and Olds were bad about this as
>> well. Never liked the
>> design, long bolts going through an aluminum timing cover to hold
>> water pump on.
>
> It is frustrating.
Trust me buddy. we have all been in your shoes a time or two. You just
havent learned how to work on a car until you have broken and retapped a
bolt or two.. :D
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