crank bolt.... really WTF!!!

[srtthis]

really how tight are these things???

 

[stangster50]

tight enough that you apparently need an impact gun it a manual? because you could put it in gear, with the e-brake up.. but since you would have thought of that i guess its an auto..

 

[srtthis]

its in 4th gear... i need to adjust my e brake so ive got wheel chocks on it and im just pushing it up the chocks. broke an extention on it. 6 foot breaker bar on it and all i broke was the extention.



really wtf!

 

[liljoe07]

Go to 1/2" drive stuff.

 

[srtthis]

im going half in with an impact... i just gotta find me a bigger compressor

 

[Celeb]

It's always the toughest if it's never been removed. You'll get it...like Joe said switch to 1/2 drive.....step back and take a breather and a cold one and jump in again.

 

[1991notchbackLX]

I've heard of guys putting the socket on the breaker bar on the crank bolt and wedging it in by the frame, and then blipping the starter to torque the bolt loose... but I wouldn't recommend it, haha.

 

[srtthis]

yea thats one im not gunna try... i might try to put a canister jack under a bar and use the weight of the car if i cant get a bigger compressor this week

 

[liljoe07]

I've heard of guys putting the socket on the breaker bar on the crank bolt and wedging it in by the frame, and then blipping the starter to torque the bolt loose... but I wouldn't recommend it, haha.

Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt, demolished my fan too.

Not recommended.

 

[Repostyle]

Air is your friend.

 

[Aryan15]

Make sure you don't use the bolt to install the HB. Buy the remover/install kit.

 

[ID89GT]

Put some heat on it, then impact it off.

 

[srtthis]

buddy of mine is bring over a 3/4 and 1" set of sockets and ratchet... i will make this bolt my bitch by the weekend

 

[BlackGT89]

I've heard of guys putting the socket on the breaker bar on the crank bolt and wedging it in by the frame, and then blipping the starter to torque the bolt loose... but I wouldn't recommend it, haha.

This was standard practice to get the CS bolt off on the 95 Taurus SHO 3.2 we used to have (automatic, so no way to hold it). But I wouldn't do it on a Fox. On my 89 GT I had to pull my radiator and get a rather large electric impact gun right on the bolt. Popped off pretty easy with a few pulls of the trigger.

 

[trbkrb]

I've heard of guys putting the socket on the breaker bar on the crank bolt and wedging it in by the frame, and then blipping the starter to torque the bolt loose... but I wouldn't recommend it, haha.

I've done it twice, had no problems bumping it loose with a 3/4" rachet and breaker bar in the parking lot at work. The balancer busted just as I was pulling into the parking lot. Had my wife bring my tools and stuff, swapped the balancer out in about an hour or so. Sure beat a $150 tow bill.

 

[k4mjk]

mine came right off no prob. but remember to take the washer out before you use the puller to get the balancer off

 

[Celeb]

Did you get it off?

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

I have about an 18-20" long 1/2" drive breaker bar. That bolt was my bitch on the first try.

 

[srtthis]

just woke up guys... got a few things to do today my buddy should be by later today...

 

[WHT306]

Get a 1/2 drive a breaker bar and a handle to a floor jack or a good pipe to a extra leverage it will come loose if you put enough a$$ into it.