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crank pulley- seriously, WTF
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:17 pm
by mavx
long story short, noticed some wobble from the crank pulley. the bolt was loose and the woodruff key chewed into the pulley. decided i would do the timing belt, waterpump and seals while i had the car apart. but i cant get the crank sprocket off(ive searched and checked the haynes manual, multiple times).
the woodruff key in the crank looks like it fused the sprocket and crank together. the crank bolt hole also has 2 sets of threads, so im thinking the previous owner tried to fix it, f'ed it up and helicoiled it. is there any way to get it off or is my crank fugged?
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:35 pm
by 93forestpearl
Three-jaw puller?
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:39 pm
by mavx
not enough room to get behind the sprocket.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:52 pm
by Legacy777
torch & heat.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:15 am
by mavx
tried it, no worky.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:54 am
by fishbone79
Either a puller with thin forks or take the radiator out and use a slide hammer?
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:03 am
by magicmike
Get a pic on here. Need to see it to help figure out a solution better. I'd say you need to chisel out the woodruff key first. That should be soft steel vs the hard crank.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:54 am
by 206er
since it has a wobble it is probably on a little off kilter. spin the engine and see if you can find where it is out of true then hit that area with a hammer to knock it straight. that might get it to loosen up a bit. otherwise i would second the slide hammer suggestion.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:18 pm
by magicmike
206er wrote:since it has a wobble it is probably on a little off kilter. spin the engine and see if you can find where it is out of true then hit that area with a hammer to knock it straight. that might get it to loosen up a bit. otherwise i would second the slide hammer suggestion.
I think he is asking how to get the crank belt sproket gear off. Sounds to me like he already got the master pulley off.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:55 pm
by kimokalihi
If that's the case, he's referring to it as a pulley but it's a gear.
Re: crank pulley- seriously, WTF
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:16 pm
by magicmike
mavx wrote:i cant get the crank sprocket off(ive searched and checked the haynes manual, multiple times).
the woodruff key in the crank looks like it fused the sprocket and crank together. the crank bolt hole also has 2 sets of threads, so im thinking the previous owner tried to fix it, f'ed it up and helicoiled it. is there any way to get it off or is my crank fugged?
He clearly needs to take the crank sprocket off.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:23 pm
by kimokalihi
A picture would be good.
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:34 am
by mavx
yes, the sprocket which the timing belt uses.
i picked up a "timing gear" puller tonight, i'll check it out in the morning.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:17 am
by mavx
the puller worked awesome, got the little bitch off after i drilled and tapped the sprocket.