Any of you ever use an impact wrench/gun to loosen the pulley bolt? Do you have to hold it super super hard to prevent your arm/wrist from twisting off? I'm considering purchasing a compressor so that I can do the work myself. Any thoughts? Or better yet, any experience? Thanks to all in advance.

 

what? arm twisting off?

just use it like normal...

 

When u are taking off that bolt u need to make sure the belts or on or it wont have tension and i use a torque wrench with a big ass bar hook up to it to take mine off. That screw is torque like 60 psi.

 

Crank Pulley bolt lol...I hate that thing

I paid to have my timing belt changed because it was dirt cheap. 150 for labor and I had already purchased the parts for it.

Couple things I found out about that bolt but did not act on.

The local dealership was willing to take the bolt off and put it back on for me loose enough that I could drive the car home, take the bolt off and change my belt, and then have them put the bolt back on properly.

Another option is to have a shop do the work and you provide the parts. All told it cost me maybe 350 to have the belt changed after parts and labor. Buy a water pump and the timing belt, unless your belt tensioner is making noise or is grinding I would NOT replace it. If it ever makes noise it will not affect driveability and its a very sturdy bearing from what I can see. You mileage may vary with this one though. Just my opinion on that part.

Another option is to purchase a compressor and impact wrench, but know this. I borrowed a friends 300tq impact wrench and it did not even budge that bolt. I'm glad I didnt spend a bunch of money just to get the bolt off and find that I still could not.

Last option, get a chain or a belt wrench. Its basically a long bar with a chain or a belt, and some teeth cut into the bar. You can wrap it around the crank pulley and tighten it down so that it dosen't move, and then you get a big pry bar and some friends to take that crank pulley nut off. Thats probably the easiest cheapest solution I can think of. T

The bolt is a PITA which is why I just paid to have it done. Good luck to you.

 

ya i took off mine with a torque wrench and a big ass bar make sure the belts are on and it will come off fuk payong somebody do it ur self.

 

me and some friends did it, i think mine was def. off, i just had to sit in the car and pump the breaks and hold them with it in gear and he used the last of his ***** little strength to finally break it off, it was funny cause first his muscles gave out and it shot him away form the car into a pile of boxes cause he had a bunch of extensions twisted, i couldnt laugh hard enuff

 

I just pinched off an alternator belt around the pulley, had someone hold on, and gave a nice long wrench some taps with a hammer. No problem.

 

That really worked? I have a belt wrench (rubber belt) wrapped around the pulley and i can't make that bolt move at all. As I turn the crank with my socket wrench, the belt wrench gets caught on the axle but no matter how hard I push against it, it doesn't move. I think if I tapped it with a hammer the belt would just flex and nothign would happen.

 

there is a special tool you are supposed to use to get the bolt off. It's a chain that grips the pulley and prevents it from spinning. That's what I use when I can't get it off the easy way.

 

I've done this quite a few times, i find the easiest way is to jack the car up, take off the plates covering the flywheen on the tranny, then take a big screwdriver and stick it in the teeth on the flywheel and brace it. makes it pretty easy and i've never broken a tooth or anything