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Undoing crank pulley bolt??
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Sat, 30 April 2005 13:04
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IS the method of putting it in gear (5th) and putting the handbrake on (RWD car) a good method of undoing this bolt? Is it possible to stuff your gearbox, i.e. if the crank spins while it is in gear.
I know you can use the crank starter for split second but would rather try the 1st method...but don't want to hurt anything
Thanks
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The realist ghetto area P...
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April 2005
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne
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June 2002
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Re: Undoing crank pulley bolt??
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Sat, 30 April 2005 13:22
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do not drive your car home with a loose main pulley, lucky for you your local mechanic will just laugh at you if you ask him to do this, and then not do it.
i'd use the starter, after ensuring it will spin the right way, or by kicking a breaker bar in the method you mention.
there is no way it will damage your gearbox, as at the worst you will get clutch slip, which you get all the time anyway.
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: Undoing crank pulley bolt??
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Sat, 30 April 2005 13:24
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heh heh the number of times i've undone my pulley accidentally after leaving a spanner on it.... sheesh..
i'd go breaker bar and socket, with a few fast taps with lump hammer (ie get some inertia going)...
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The realist ghetto area P...
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April 2005
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Re: Undoing crank pulley bolt??
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Sat, 30 April 2005 13:29
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dont get my wrong i aint saying pull the bolt loose all the way just enough you could use a rachet and sum elbow grease to pull it off aint gunna harm nothing dun it million times wen i had no rattle gun no problems wat so ever just drive like a 60year old
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Location:
The realist ghetto area P...
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April 2005
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Re: Undoing crank pulley bolt??
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Sat, 30 April 2005 13:32
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using your starter is a bit of a butcher job mate, think bout it starter loosening a pulley bolt??!!! doesnt sink in my head at all would want the starter get stuck afta that or having problems....
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Sydney
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January 2004
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne
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June 2002
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Re: Undoing crank pulley bolt??
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Sat, 30 April 2005 13:36
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of sourse it would, how many times have you broken a gearbox while driving? not many? thought so.
just buy a two dollar air compressor and a two dollar rattle gun from supercheap, they should last long enough to undo one bolt.
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northern beaches
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August 2002
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Location:
campbelltown
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April 2005
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Re: Undoing crank pulley bolt??
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Sun, 01 May 2005 02:08
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just get a socket and crack bar put it against the body and crank it it will come loose i have done it millions of times in my workshop and never had any problems at all....... even when a rattle gun doesnt work this is what i do so you deside....
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northern beaches
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August 2002
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Re: Undoing crank pulley bolt??
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Sun, 01 May 2005 02:20
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hmmm i was able to crack mine with a ratchet handle, about 250mm long! 
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