Pulley install question

[5.0_GT_kid]

I'm almost embarassed to even ask this

Well to get on with it, I have a set of BBK polished aluminum underdrive pulleys I bought from Chris (BlackVert) and today I made my 2nd attempt at installing them. My first attempt didn't work out because my friend was having trouble with his air tools.

Well I took the pulleys and a new serpentine belt to work today, where we have quite a few air tools to use, and since I'm pretty good friends with my boss, he let me pull my car into the shop and work on it after work. For all you who are wonderin, I work as a machine operator in this plant, where we make various things out of plastic.

Well we disconnected the battery, removed the radiator cover and moved the overflow tank out of the way, we took his impact wrench and unfortunately...it wouldn't fit

We ended up trying to use a ratchet plus a breaker bar, tried "tapping" the breaker bar to break the nut loose, but nothing worked. The alternator kept spinning slightly and nothing we tried would stop it from doing that....so what's the trick to getting it off? We got the bolts out of the crank and water pump pulleys just fine

 

[5.0_GT_kid]

Also I was using these instructions here...just incase anyone wanted to know

http://www.bbkperformance.com/install/pdf/BBKins_008.pdf

 

[CManT1914]

Either a 1/2" impact with a swivel socket (what I used when doing pulleys), or put the car in 5th (what I did when pulling the crank and other pulleys off last weekend) and it will hold the motor from turning.

 

[5.0_GT_kid]

Hey thanks Chris, I'll have to give that a shot.

Also one thing I forget is how you work the tensioner? That is one thing I haven't messed with before.

(wow I really feel like a noob here)

 

[CManT1914]

Hey thanks Chris, I'll have to give that a shot.

Also one thing I forget is how you work the tensioner? That is one thing I haven't messed with before.

(wow I really feel like a noob here)

3/8" ratchet in it, and pull the ratchet towards the passenger fender.

No problem, sometimes it's the little things that cause all the problems. Like I set my rockers to tight and I might have bent all my valves. All cus those damn rockers, pieces of sh it.

 

[5.0_GT_kid]

3/8" ratchet in it, and pull the ratchet towards the passenger fender.

No problem, sometimes it's the little things that cause all the problems. Like I set my rockers to tight and I might have bent all my valves. All cus those damn rockers, pieces of sh it.

Thanks for the understanding and the help

I tell ya man, there are sometimes I can go work on my car and knock out anything I have to do no problems...then sometimes I can't remember which way to turn the wrench

 

[94-302-vert]

For my crank and WP I did these with the belt still on. Then for my alt pulley I used a strap wrench to hold the pulley then used a breaker bar for leverage.

Good Luck.

 

[5.0_GT_kid]

For my crank and WP I did these with the belt still on. Then for my alt pulley I used a strap wrench to hold the pulley then used a breaker bar for leverage.

Good Luck.

Thanks man, I'll try that too.

 

[mo_dingo]

I just yanked my electric fan and that created enough space for my impact. That was all I needed.
Scott