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Re: Tricks for removing U20 crank pulley bolt???

To: Boutros Boutros-Ghali <butrosbutrosgali@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Tricks for removing U20 crank pulley bolt???
From: bill <wschaibe@ucsd.edu>
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 22:44:54 -0700
I got this advice from my brother-in-law and it worked:


an easy way of undoing the crank pulley bolt is to get a socket on the bolt,tie
a piece of string to your ratchet and hit the starter,the wrench will turn, jam
on something and
undo the bolt.(the string is to control the wrench as a projectile) do be
careful if you decide to to this (make sure there is nothing that you want
damaged in the path of the
revolving wrench).

Bill
70 1600
San Diego

Boutros Boutros-Ghali wrote:

> Anyone have any tips or tricks for removing the crank pulley bolt on a U20?
> The engine is still in the car.  I would rather not remove the starter if I
> don't have to (to block the flywheel).  I don't have a chain wrench but
> could buy one for $30.  Let me know if anyone has any tricks for keeping the
> crank from turning.  With the car in 4th gear and the handbrake on it
> doesn't turn, but I feel like I'm possibly going to damage some timing
> components if I heave ho on my 6' breaker bar...
>
> The oil pan is off, maybe a block of wood between the crank and the inside
> of the block???
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken Pearce
> 68-2000
>
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