Are there any tricks i should know!

how can i get it out, it seems VERY stuck
Tried when the engine was in the car,
big bar, all that and nothin seems to want to shift it!



any ideas as to what i can try?

Engine is OUT of the car.

 

Air Gun

 

but how do you stop the crank from turning with engine out of the car

 

Refit the flywheel unless its still on and lock it .

 

impact air gun wont really matter

but a bolt through the block where gearbox bolts up and a bar across that bolt onto ring-gear will help

 

lock the fly wheel up, big solid bar (not ratchet) and a hammer.

bit of heat will work wonders as well
best with 2 or 3 of ya. 1 to hold the engine and one to do the bar.

if the hammer dont work then stick something like a scaffold pole over the bar and try that.
if u have a spare person get them too keep an eye on the socket on the bolt. u dont want it to slip and damage the bolt or u will be really stuck.
so if they shout its slipping the stop asap.

it WILL come so keep trying. my mate got annoyed coz he couldnt do it. he went to the hassle of getting a van and getting the engine to my house. all i did was locked the fly wheel, heated it up and used a long bar to get it off.


good luck

 

thanks guys


Flywheel is off being re-faced at the mo

bugger lol

 

Be careful iif you arent stripping the engine, too much heat may damage the crank oil seal

 

u can used a bit of rope round the pully, lock it up onto its self and tie it to a bracket on the block. like the alternator. when u try it u will understand what i mean

 

Use some long bolts in the flywheel bolt holes and a bar

 

thanks DamoV!!!

wil have another go tomorrow

 

take the sump off and trap a piece of wood between the crank and the inside of the block

 

thanks!
the whole engine is apart now apart from the crank.

head is off being re-built
so hopefully i'll be able to get the bolt out tomorrow,
and send the rest of it to be checked and re-newed

 

Remember M8,
Once you have the bolt out if the pully is stuck (which 99% are) DO NOT hit it with a hammer. It will most likely break.

Get yourself a 3 legged puller like below and remove it that way

 

 

if u do need to use the puller amek sure you leave the bolt in a so you dont damage the thread in the crank.

you dont wanna go through all that hassle to sod something up on the easy bit

 

and keep the puller claws AWAY from the TDC sensor lugs on the pulley!!

 

cheers guys.
still not budging. its well stuck. gonna go at it with the heat
later on.

 

dont heat it...go and ask at yer local good garages i have a toll like a long filter strap chain with a long handle that locks onto the pulley it dosent move then you can undo the bolts its used mainly for honda and landrover that have to be FT someone near u must have 1

 

Get Fuudgeass round, he'll bodge it off for you.

 

fudgeass is coming round with his tool tomorrow
but i cant see it happening really.

i assume its just the head of the bolt that is siezed on there?
as the rest of it would of been pretty shelded from the elements.

 

An air gun will get it off presto. Did mine while the head was off and the pistons didn't even move while the air gun was working its magic

Soak it in WD40 or whatever your preferred lubricant happens to be. Loctite do a nice freeze spray which is also rust penetrating, I think you can get it from Halfords.

Good luck.

 

What i found on mine when i removed it (by 1/2" drive air gun) was something like loctite now i dont know if its the norm to fit these bolts with a little on the thread but i certainly never have done on any of the belts ive changed. That could be the problem if it aint moving

 

lol more like welded on there lol

i dont have an airline here, but i think my friend does where
he works (and a gun too!) so will try and sort something over
the weekend!! thanks again all!

 

Used my half inch drive Snap On buz gun on mine today and it came out instantly

 

Rather than an air gun, I used a mains powered impact wrench I hired from a HSS shop, Ł30 all in I think, including the 110V transformer.
Not cheap for a few seconds' use, but made the job sooooooo easy

PS: Read here https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...617805#2617805 for information on pulley removal, three legged pulleys work, but can snap the pulley, there's a link on there to a machinemart tool which is more reliable.

 

remember everyone, this is phils double



ill be round later with my 'tool'

you should have asked me to bring the impact wrench to lol

ill get the fukka off for you

 

Just lock the crank by any of the methods above and put a few feet of leverage on it.

You just arent being brutal enough with it, its not something that needs treating delicately.

Swiss Tony says:
Removing your crank bolt is very much like making love to a beautiful women.
You need to make sure its well and truely locked in place and cant move, then you need to be as brutal as possible to it with the largest tool you have available and as many of your mates as possible to help you.

 

pmsl at Chip

pee vee, read this dude:

https://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=180411

 

And to make sure you can't miss the link....


here it is a third time
https://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=180411

 

LOL, your's (further up) is a different number - I didn't actually click on it though just checked the number

Anyway FFS pee vee, will you look at the link

 

thankyou all!

Chip, i wouldnt wanna be your lover

and fudge,, you are a SPUD
get the afternoon off like i have and go fetch your
impact wrench then !
kettle is on when you are ready

I HAVE NOW READ THE LINK, THANKING!!!

 

oi c*nt, why arent you at work?

slack fuck

get spraying that wd40

 

ive been spraying WD40 every time ive seen it lol
im off work cos i didnt want to be there this afternoon
rather be messing about with bits and pieces in my shed lol

 

Are you sure? I can sort out a link for you if you want?

 

BOLT IS OFF!! YAY!!

need to get me a puller ,, couldnt get me a link could you
please St3V3_C

 

You can't tell us the bolt is off without saying how

Er, where's that link again, prob have to run a search

 

mate on a breaker bar one end.
me on a breaker bar the other end.
lots of effort lol

last ditch attempt before we moved onto the windy gun lol

 

tooo funny!!!

bit muscular for phil tho! he must have been working out since i last saw him

 

ass wipe i dont wear glasses


PS: yes some dick HAD put a load of thread lock or some shit on the
pulley bolt.