My friend the Honda fanatic (just finished a complete rebuild on his
one-owner '86 Civic Si) swears by the I-R 2131. I bought mine in
anticipation of doing the timing belt on my '90 Si back in '96... and had
the car change my plans by snapping the belt at 112k. I guess the pain of
having to have the dealer do the belt was offset by the fact that I didn't
kill any valves in the process.
If you don't have the I-R 2131 see if you can find one.. they will budge
just about anything with 100+ psi.
Cheers,
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Chris Heerschap
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 3:14 PM
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Stuck bolt
>
>
>
> L Smith wrote:
> > Funny that you mention the starter motor trick but when I
> called the local
> > Toyota shop asking for suggestions on how to get the crank bolt
> out of my
> > Supra, thats what the shop mechanic suggested. I never did try
> it because I
> > managed to get it with a long breaker bar but its a good idea.
> One thing it
> > does is alleviate the problem of locking up the engine to keep it from
> > turning as torque is applied to the bolt.
>
> One other trick I've heard which might not be as effective is this:
>
> Put the car in fifth, have someone stand on the brake. Then go to it
> with the breaker bar. The transmission, in fifth gear, will have a
> minimum torque multiplication and the brakes should easily hold the
> motor from turning.
>
> For what it's worth, I've heard concerns about this technique and the
> torque being placed on the crankshaft. Just something to consider,
> but I think most cranks can handle that type of torque, even a Honda
> motor that never sees any real torque in its lifetime. ;)
>
> Hey, I've got an Integra GS-R, I can say that. :)
>
> Oh, one more thing. There was mention of the impact gun being rated
> at 600ft-lbs at 125psi. I'm guessing you have the Ingersoll-Rand 2131
> or the Craftsman rebadge of the same gun, which is rated for that
> torque at 90psi. Using that same gun on my 'teg, I had some trouble
> until I dialed the regulator up from 90psi (normal air tool pressure)
> to 125psi. Banged it right off, and I turned the regulator back down.
>
>
> cmh
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> Chris Heerschap - UNIX Systems Mutilator/Postmaster
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