Main Pulley

[rginter]

I'm trying to get the bolt out of the main pulley on a 99 D16Y8. It won't budge. Does anyone know any tricks or have any tips on how to remove this thing? I assume that it is a standard thread bolt, lefty loosey. Am I right?

[superbluecivicsi]

im assuming you mean the crank pulley bolt.

ive used 800 lbs of impact wrench torque with no go.

bought snap ons chain wrench and a 4 foot breaker bar. worked like a charm. dont forget to retorque it to 130 ft lbs of torque when your done.

[siege911]

Yeah, we just did that one... had to make a homemade wrench to get it out (frickin huge), but yeah, make sure to get it torqued down enough, or you could have problems!

[rginter]

Thanks for the help. I think I'll get a piece of pipe and make my breaker bar longer.

[superbluecivicsi]

your still going to need something to keep the crank pulley from rotating. ex. chain wrench, crank bolt holder specialty tool.

snap on sells em for close to $40.or you can try jamming a screwdriver into the teeth of the flywheel from the starter side and have someone else break the bolt off.