So you all prolly remember my dammed water thread,...
Well I finally got around to getting a new timing chain cover from the junk yard(about 4 hours worth, but it took me about 8 or 9) So I get it off and bring it home. Get ready to pull off my crank and my harmonic balancer and I cant turn it without moving the engine. Any tips/hits here? And I tell you its a pain. I had to pull off all accesories exept the alt. Not recomended. Be careful with your water pump.
Am I just stupid or is there a way to do this. I know there probably is.
Use an impact gun. You should be able to hold the balancer with your hand and zip the bolt out. Thant's how I got mine out. took about two seconds.
If you don't have access to air tools, you'll just have to find a way to lock the crank in place. I don't know if it would work, but I have a set of strap wrenches for oil filters, pipes, etc. The biggest one would probably wrap around the balancer, but I don't know if its strong enough to hold.
If the engine is still in the car, putting it in gear with the wheels down, or in park for an auto, should hold the crank still enough to break that bolt loose.
If your feeling really reckless, you could probably wedge a breaker bar on it and hit the starter.....
Hope ya find something that works.
Yes this can be a pain whe doing it with hand tools.
But if u use a breaker bar and wrap a cloth around the handle and use the palm of your hand and smack it u can break the bolt lose.
I just did my took my heads in my driveway this way.
ive done it to the 351 and the 302 now, BUT both involved putting a big (7/8" to 1") wrench against the crank and the block then putting a breaker bar on the balaner bolt...then smack with hammer and repeat the smack with hammer step until it breaks loose.
if you can get a good sharp smack on it the motor wont turn and the bolt with break free. a wrench and a hammer have been my impact tools for tearing down both of these motors :D
sigh.... someone down the street borrowed my air comprosser to fill up his tire, long story short, I saw it at the puppies shop the next day, and the guy turned out to not need it to fill his tire. Man I am getting sick of people stealing shiznit. Oh well it was just a y 2 gallon 1/2hp anyways. Looks like I will be buying one more thing at harbor freight tommorow. Thanks alot guys. I will let you know.
cooch u should have gone to the guys house draged his @ss to puppies shop Kicked the in Nuts for barking your balls took your Air Comprosser and then charged the guy intrest and pain and suffering.
Now u have to wait in line to Harbor freight and ponder your mistakes.
PS can i borraow a air gun and 3/4 socket for a few days, Send it COD i will pay for it.
Just kidding i have had shiznit go Bye bye to many time's
I had a buddy who i sold my rustang II for next to nothing just to help him out.
I got half upfront and let him slide a bit on the rest. 6 months later needs some work done so helped him again. HE wanted to keep my braker bar for a few days No prob.
2 months later his car would not start. He had 3 other people check it over No luck, Broke down called me, Pay what U own I will fix it. Sure OK he say.
Get there get my 100 bucks and tell him get my bar and screwdriver for me.
He do, I then undo clamp on fuel line take screw OUT, No idea how it got there, LOL
put line back hand him the Screw driver, HE was no happy looking.
Yesterday He called me out of Blue How u doing yade ya,
I have not talked to him in almost 2 years
My frist question was, What u need, he goes a wiper motor for his T.
He still waiting to hear back form me. He can wait LOL
I know you can do this on the 2.3 engine
check the rotation of the harm first on your engine
take a 1/2 break over bar and the socket needed to fit the Harm bolt
rest the handle of the braker over bar on the ground
Then just "bump" the starter and the bolt will break loose