hopefully someone can help me out

[skippy]

thats not good,perhaps someone standing on the brakes?

 

[RobbieD]

When I did mine I used a 1/2" breaker bar, the end resting on the frame rail, and a quick bump of the starter to break the bolt loose. Then you might need a puller on that pulley / harmonic balancer.

 

[skippy]

dang robbie,thought i invented the breaker bar/starter bump.ever break a socket?

 

[silicon_ghost]

that works? even without a timing belt on? the pulley turns clockwise right? so would i need the breaker bar under the frame rail? what if i don't have a breaker bar? any other ways?

so many questions!!!

 

[skippy]

that works? even without a timing belt on? the pulley turns clockwise right? so would i need the breaker bar under the frame rail? what if i don't have a breaker bar? any other ways?

so many questions!!!

yes,it can work,standing in front of engine,place breaker bar and socket on the bolt,lay bar over to your right agains't frame,w/engine in neutral,bump it over by quickly tapping key.another method,get a electric impact drill and apropriate socket.you should be able to rent one if need be.hold on tight because they can get away if your not carefull.the first method uses starter to turn flywheel which turns the crank.good luck,and please be carefull.

 

[RobbieD]

Using an impact would be great, but I don't remember there being room unless the radiator's out, and then I'm not sure if the core support would be an issue or not. The breaker bar works like a charm, and by no means did I figure it out by myself. When my belt broke a couple of years ago, I searched the old TRS forums and there was a bunch of posts on the subject. It's an accepted way to pop the crank bolt loose; just use common sense setting it up and be very careful like skippy said.

 

[skippy]

for clarification,pulley turns clockwise,bolt loosens counter clockwise.this is not reverse threads.breaker bar to the right on top of frame when bumping,right?

 

[silicon_ghost]

i'll see what i can do. the first thing i did was take the radiator out so that shouldn't be an issue.

 

[RobbieD]

No, I don't think it's reversed thread. Your description, skippy, about laying the end of the bar on top of the right-hand frame rail matches my memory (cut me some slack, please; it was several years ago!).

 

[Dave R]

for clarification,pulley turns clockwise,bolt loosens counter clockwise.this is not reverse threads.breaker bar to the right on top of frame when bumping,right?

It's a 'normal' thread. If you mean, breaker bar sitting on the top of the driver's side frame rail, then yes.

 

[silicon_ghost]

had a question again. is there a way to get the timing belt off without removing the crank pulley and harmonic balancer? the bolt is giving me a hell of a time and winter is coming to fast! it looks like i might be able to get the belt off and get the new one on but i don't know if this has been done and how would i time the lower sprocket?

 

[Dave R]

You can do it without removing the hub but, that requires bending the belt guide, which I wouldn't recommend unless your sitting on the side of the road.

You time the lower sprocket by rotating the engine to TDC. Normally I just use the pointer on the lower sprocket and aim it in the general direction of where the TDC mark on the cover would normally be, sort of in the 1-2 O'clock position.

 

[jet_doctor]

crankshaft pulley

Hi there,
I had the same problem when I did my timing belt. I ended up getting it off by pulling out a spark plug and feeding a length of clean nylon rope into one of the cylinders. After that it was easy, just make sure that you're on the compression or power stroke so you don't bend any valves when you pull on your ratchet. Far less scary than the starter/breaker bar trick. Hope this helps.

just a little update. got into it real good and found out the timing belt didnt actually snap, it lost about 13 teeth all in a row so it wasnt catching on the smaller sprocket.

but now i am stuck at a dead end. i cant figure out how to get the crankshaft pulley off. i got the four bolts off of there but it still doesn't want to come off. i thought thats all that held it on but it looks like the big bolt on the middle might. i tried to loosen it, but all it wants to do is turn the pulley. do i have to lock the pulley in place somehow?

btw, i looked in my haynes manual and it's no help as far as the pulley is concerned and the link to the DIY website just jumps to the harmonic balancer.

 

[silicon_ghost]

is the crankshaft pulley held on by the bigger bolt in the center or should the pulley come off when i remove the four smaller ones?

 

[silicon_ghost]

Hi there,
I had the same problem when I did my timing belt. I ended up getting it off by pulling out a spark plug and feeding a length of clean nylon rope into one of the cylinders. After that it was easy, just make sure that you're on the compression or power stroke so you don't bend any valves when you pull on your ratchet. Far less scary than the starter/breaker bar trick. Hope this helps.

i'm sorry, i don't understand what you are telling me to do. do i fill the cylinder with the nylon rope? i have never heard of doing this before.