Ideas How To Get The Crank Pulley Off Now?

[boostn0199]

Was taking off my crank pulley before with the puller and the thread for the puller bolts on the crank pulley snapped off so wondering if anyone has any ideas of how I can remove it now since I cant screw in a puller??

[TiTAN]

use a tap set and tap the thread to the next size up bolt.

[boostn0199]

Cant because the actual whole chunk of where the thread is snapped off, so the whole thread is off.

[Ruffels]

take radiator /condensor out, weld rods onto the harmonic balancer and use a slide hammer

[boostn0199]

I ended up using a claw pulley and with a lot of struggling just got it off.

[doo doo]

Pitman puller, If you can get one in the right size. Gear puller will most likely require removal of cooler, radiator and condensor to fit. Or if you remove these you could have room to drill and tap 2 new holes.

[lookingforboost]

now you have an excuse to get a aftermarket pulley

[Deano 1]

take radiator /condensor out, weld rods onto the harmonic balancer and use a slide hammer

are you for real man..... you forgot to mention " than pick up your harmonic Balancer and throw it in the bin".............

[boostn0199]

now you have an excuse to get a aftermarket pulley

yeah lol I i wish I had 600 lying around ill just stick with another stock for $100.

[NSNPWR]

I know youre sorted but we've had success with the big Snap-on lever bars...one guy each side with a lever going at it...need to be careful not to break the edges of the pulley off though...

[boostn0199]

I know youre sorted but we've had success with the big Snap-on lever bars...one guy each side with a lever going at it...need to be careful not to break the edges of the pulley off though...

But what do you lever against? I was thinking of doing that but I saw it touching the oil pump or sump edge so I didnt want to do it incase something else breaks.

[JonnoHR31]

the timing gear on my 30 block was on so tight i had to cut it off. was levering against the oil pump pretty hard tho (didnt care if i broke it) and it was fine, didnt do any damage to the pump or sump or anything.

[Ruffels]

are you for real man..... you forgot to mention " than pick up your harmonic Balancer and throw it in the bin".............

did you read

"Cant because the actual whole chunk of where the thread is snapped off, so the whole thread is off. "

sounds like its f&*ked anyways .. so thats why i suggested said method

[W0rp3D]

I know youre sorted but we've had success with the big Snap-on lever bars...one guy each side with a lever going at it...need to be careful not to break the edges of the pulley off though...

Thats how i did mine, threads were already screwed and we couldnt find a claw puller big enough to go over all the pulleys and the smaller one just broke of bits of the smaller dividers between pullys, between the lever bars and buying other tools and just general stuffing about trying different ways it took us 4hrs to get the prick off, once the job was finished and the balancer replaced i took out my frustration on the old balancer with a sledge hammer, was very satidfying.

[boostn0199]

Thats how it looked for anyone interested lol.

[JonnoHR31]

nice paperweight

[snozzle]

so you put the claws of your puller on the edge of the pulley thats broken in the pic? thats like the weakest part of the pulley...... :S

edit: nevermind i see where you went wrong after a closer look.. badluck! lol

my pulley remover (3 claw type) fits in if i undo the condensor from the top mounts and shift the bottom of it closer to the intercooler so its no longer sitting on the rad support (removing the bonnet catch and a/c fan ofcourse)

most annoying part of the job i rekon.. how do you guys take the pulley off without touching the condensor ?? i might try and find a shorter pulley remover lol

Edited December 18, 2010 by snozzle

[JonnoHR31]

2 flathead screwdrivers has never failed me, even with seized ones

[urtwhistle]

or you could make a puller like I had to. 65MM x 8MM mild steel flat bar with a M12 nut welded to it. works a treat. (as long you remember to loosen the balancer bolt prior or you bend it like I did lol) and another thing I found after wrecking 3 front main seals. A 32mm to 1 1/4" pvc fitting is the perfect size for fitting cam or front main seals.

As the inside bore of the threaded section is only slightly bigger then the OD of the crank you can use the crank bolt to push the seal on perfectly square. Lastly another little trick was to use a strip of laminating plastic to put around the crank slide the seal on over it then remove the plastic. this stops the seal folding over it self (I did this 3 times)

Chris

[Beer Baron]

good ideas mate. and good removal tool too. most commercial ones are shit and the little claws just break of bits of the pulley sides (as above pics show). yours looks great.