At 03:02 PM 12/28/01 -0500, ptegler@cablespeed wrote:
>son of a B%#^& !
>
>This is the third try to get the front crank pulley nut loose
>on my 1500 engine.
>
>I've tried the 'turn the key' with the breaker bar on...
>and just now... a hand sledge hammer (short handle)
>and a custom breaker bar on my 1/2" drive socket
>set . Even just took a propane torch to it to try and
>loosen it.
>
>ANY IDEAS?
>
>Has anyone ever seen a front pulley that is warped?
>As I rotate it, you can see the pulley is not spinning true
>()using the timing marks as a reference... you can see
>it is not 'perpendicular' to the shaft as it rotates.
>But if the nut is this tight how can that be?!!!
>
>HELP!
>
>
>Paul Tegler
>ptegler@cablespeed.com
>www.teglerizer.com
Although my pulley was rotating true I tried everthing. Everything you
meationed and more. The only thing that worked for me was an air impact
wrench. It took about five seconds. I borrowed a portable tank and wrench
from a friend. The tank he had was good for about ten seconds.
Andy L.
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