Can you temporarily attach a flex plate or flywheel that you can then pin or
restrain with something through a hole to the back of the engine, or with a
flywheel turning tool (a couple of bucks from Harbor Freight)?
Can you remove the sump and block the crank with a 2x4?
Can you remove a spark plug and fill a cylinder with rope to block the engine
from turning? (also used to remove stuck cylinder heads if the bolts are
removed)
Otherwise look into strap wrenches...
The pulley on mine was easy to pull off by hand afterwards, but a simple pulley
remover setup can be bought from most any car parts store. They are cheap
because they are a small plate or cast unit with some threaded holes and lots of
various bolts to attach to different pulleys.
Dan Carrington
1977 White TR7, flying on stands, sans drivetrain, awaiting V8
1994 Honda CBR900RR sportbike
Glen Wilson wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm getting close to the point where I will need to remove the pulley from
> the front end of the crankshaft on my SD1 engine. The manual says to remove
> the bolt and withdraw the pully, but it looks like it might be a real bear
> just to get the bolt out let alone withdraw the pulley assembly.
>
> I'd appreciate any helpful hints, tricks or suggestions on this one.
>
> Right now, the engine is sitting on a pallet still attached to the front
> subframe with all of the ancillaries removed from the front of the engine.
> The engine is very stable and I have lots of clearance. Sump is still in
> place and the flex plate is off in the back, so limiting the rotation of the
> crankshaft may be a problem although I can clamp a belt onto the pulley and
> attach it somewhere.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Glen
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