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orange86

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i have a slight problem, i bought a new balancer because the one thats on there has a small wobble and when some put on the underdrive pulleys they used the stock bolts. They are so close to the side that i cant get a socket on it and its too much of an angle to use a wrench. what should i do to get the pulley off. getting the balancer is easy, ive got the tool for that. any suggestion would be appreciated

 

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if you have an angled box end that might work. or a 1/4" crows foot. that is all i can think of. is the bolt edge so close that you could not use a 'thin walled' socket? sounds like it is too close. i might hit them with some PB or a comparable product too - you might need all the help you can get since you probably wont have much leverage.

good luck.

 

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I ran into the same problem when I bought my 91 years ago. I was able to get a thin walled 12pt socket on there (barely). I called the guy I bought it from and asked him what he was smoking when he put the pulleys on.. "oh THAT'S what those extra bolts were for!". Good luck.

 

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When you re-install the pulley, use either allen head bolts or the fancy reduced head 12 point bolts with the built in washer. Either one will solve the clearance problem of getting a wrench in there to properly tighten them down.

 

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Header bolts also work well for replacements, and most everyone has some laying around.

 

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i just said screw it and pulled the balance with the pulley with a 5 ton puller from auto zone, i just used another underdrive pulleyon the new one and i did use allen head bolts this time. Im still trying to figure out how to get that old pulley off

 

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orange86 said:

i just said screw it and pulled the balance with the pulley with a 5 ton puller from auto zone, i just used another underdrive pulleyon the new one and i did use allen head bolts this time. Im still trying to figure out how to get that old pulley off

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well that is easy now that it is off. when you toss it all in a blazing inferno, the bolts will melt along with the rest of the assembly.