FWIW,the Haynes manual describes the procedure like this on page 43
section 13 step #4 bend back the locking tab of the crankshaft pulley
locking washer under the crankshaft pulley retaining bolt,or starter dog
bolt. #5,This bolt is large (1 15/16" if I remember right)blah,blah
blah...To free the bolt place a drift in the position shown (picture shows a
bolt with triangle shaped "ears" ...mine did not have them,yours might),and
hit the drift with a hammer until the bolt starts to turn.
This is how I had to get mine to come loose. Some people have wondered
about the decision to hit this bolt with a BFH (I used a 5# sledgehammer and
had to hit it a BUNCH) but it didn't do any damage as far as I can tell.
This was done last winter and this past summer I put about 3000 miles on
this engine. Let's hope luck was on my side!!!!!!!!
Dave Gebhard
1977 Spitfire 1500
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From: "ptegler@cablespeed" <ptegler@cablespeed.com>
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Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 3:02 PM
Subject: { NASS } crank pulley nut
> 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
>
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