Remove Crankshaft Pulley?

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palerider94

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Trying to swap out timing chain and have a dumb question. How do you remove the crankshaft pulley nut ? I know I need a special tool for the damper but shop manual says just remove pulley but of course the crankshaft turns when you try to remove nut. Any tips would be appreciated. thanks



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impact gun

 

coolblue65

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Put the car in gear, that should stop it from moving. Otherwise an impact gun is the way to go.

 

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palerider94

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Tried impact gun and not budging - assiming bolt comes off counter clockwise correct?

 

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about all you can do is keep after the bolt with an impact gun. i know some guys use a breaker bar and a cheater bar, and then cranki the engine over to break the bolt loose. you might try that.

 

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"i know some guys use a breaker bar and a cheater bar, and then crank the engine over to break the bolt loose. you might try that."



That's what I've done lately. I know it's probably not the smartest way to do it, but I am currently without a compressor to power my impact gun. It works pretty well.

 

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The last time I did it on my 289 I slid a large screw driver through the harmonic balancer, wedged it against the engine and used a breaker bar. It came loose with not too much effort. I've also done it befor by chocking the rear wheels, putting it in gear and then used a breaker bar. The key was chocking the rear wheels because even with it in gear the crank turned the engine and transmission when I tried to get the bolt loose. That's when I figured out I needed to chock the wheels. Still...the impact gun should work. Do you have enough PSI?