Trying to undo crank pulley bolt but engine spins in gear.
JackV
Wagonist
i'm trying to undo the crank pully, i put the car in 5th, and its on the ground (all 4 wheels) but the engine still spins. What the hell does that mean? I dont have air tools either to pull the bolt off..
ideas/answers?
ideas/answers?
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x2 that's the way I usually do it. You can also take the metal cover off the lower part of the tranny to access the fly wheel.
I've also had success with putting a breaker bar on the bolt and wedging the handle against the ground and then bump the starter to loosen the bolt. (I unplug the dizzy to make sure it doesn't start)
thanks guys!
Using the #1 cylinder, I get the piston @ TDC of compression stroke and back off about half way so the valves stay closed. Then, I work as much of the rope in as will go, usually 4 to 5 feet.
With the engine in the car, since I don't have a lift, I will use 1/2 inch drive extensions to go out just past the fender, a jack stand under the base of the extension @ the breaker bar wrench and the handle of a floor jack for the needed leverage.
The jack stand makes the wrench sturdy and helps keep the socket secure on the crank bolt.
Works great!
The nylon rope thing in the cylinder will work, but if the bolt is really really tight, and your cranking on it with a long pry bar, you're taking a chance of damaging or even bending the connecting rod in that cylinder. At the very least you might crush the bearings in the connecting rod from that cylinder.
Thank you Jaker!
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