outcast

Aight crank sensor went out on my 3.3 gt.. know this cuz it was running like crap for a while then just wouldnt start one day...replaced the engine module wich for some reason i have had some trouble with in the last year and well yea...but i continuity checked the crank sensor plug and its getting power and everything but im not getting any spark ... so here comes the funnny part lol...went to change it and on my motor it sits behind the harmonic balancer...well how the hell do i get the harmonic off...pulled the crank bolt and tried beating the hell out if it with a hammer...prying on it with a crow bar...screwdrivers all that good stuff...and theres not enough room newhere to put a puller on it...WTF ...kinda made me mad...but hey...the book said it would just pull of by hand SSHHHH books lie...can neone tell me how the heck to get that sucker off...cuz now i gotta get a new one cuz i thought you had to pull the outer rubber plate thingy off and well you can spin the balancer and pull freely behind that thing...so yea kind sucks and ima can neone help

skibum1111

I had to use a puller on mine. Are there 2 or 3 small holes in the balancer? If so, you definately need a puller.

skibum1111

Almost forgot, before you try to drive bolts into those holes, run a tap into them to clean up the threads as they rust up rather quickly and its really easy to break a bolt in one of them.

ctesla

skibum is correct.
although they say press on, that's sitting in a clean room, no road grime yet, and no heat, plus 88K+ miles on them.
the puller is not the claw type, but the one that uses the large central bolt/shaft that will push in, while the three outer, smaller bolts, will thread into the balancer and pull it out from all sides equally.

it still would help to WD or PB Blaster it to heck while running to get the puller, and allow soak time.

xeroinfinity

you also may need a new harmonic balancer, since you pried the hell out of it. I forgot, if you pried or hammered alot you can damage the crank shaft seal. when i bought my 99' my HB was bent and shook like DT's. Couldnt find a new one, but heard it was around 200$. I bought a replacement from RSM here ; http://www.rsmracing.com/catalog.htm They've got all the fun stuff! Good Luck

outcast

ended up not having to remove the balancer at all ) pulled the sensor from behind it...hopefully the harmonic will be ok ill find out in bout an hour lol... priced a new one its only 97 bucks here so thats nto to bad thx for the help tho