crank pulley- seriously, WTF

mavx · Post by **mavx** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:17 pm

long story short, noticed some wobble from the crank pulley. the bolt was loose and the woodruff key chewed into the pulley. decided i would do the timing belt, waterpump and seals while i had the car apart. but i cant get the crank sprocket off(ive searched and checked the haynes manual, multiple times).

the woodruff key in the crank looks like it fused the sprocket and crank together. the crank bolt hole also has 2 sets of threads, so im thinking the previous owner tried to fix it, f'ed it up and helicoiled it. is there any way to get it off or is my crank fugged?

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:35 pm

Three-jaw puller?

mavx · Post by **mavx** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:39 pm

not enough room to get behind the sprocket.

Post by **Legacy777** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:52 pm

torch & heat.

mavx · Post by **mavx** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:15 am

tried it, no worky.

fishbone79 · Post by **fishbone79** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:54 am

Either a puller with thin forks or take the radiator out and use a slide hammer?

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:03 am

Get a pic on here. Need to see it to help figure out a solution better. I'd say you need to chisel out the woodruff key first. That should be soft steel vs the hard crank.

206er · Post by **206er** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:54 am

since it has a wobble it is probably on a little off kilter. spin the engine and see if you can find where it is out of true then hit that area with a hammer to knock it straight. that might get it to loosen up a bit. otherwise i would second the slide hammer suggestion.

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:18 pm

206er wrote:since it has a wobble it is probably on a little off kilter. spin the engine and see if you can find where it is out of true then hit that area with a hammer to knock it straight. that might get it to loosen up a bit. otherwise i would second the slide hammer suggestion.

I think he is asking how to get the crank belt sproket gear off. Sounds to me like he already got the master pulley off.

kimokalihi · Post by **kimokalihi** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:55 pm

If that's the case, he's referring to it as a pulley but it's a gear.

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:16 pm

mavx wrote:i cant get the crank sprocket off(ive searched and checked the haynes manual, multiple times).

the woodruff key in the crank looks like it fused the sprocket and crank together. the crank bolt hole also has 2 sets of threads, so im thinking the previous owner tried to fix it, f'ed it up and helicoiled it. is there any way to get it off or is my crank fugged?

He clearly needs to take the crank sprocket off.

kimokalihi · Post by **kimokalihi** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:23 pm

A picture would be good.

mavx · Post by **mavx** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:34 am

yes, the sprocket which the timing belt uses.

i picked up a "timing gear" puller tonight, i'll check it out in the morning.

mavx · Post by **mavx** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:17 am

the puller worked awesome, got the little bitch off after i drilled and tapped the sprocket.

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crank pulley- seriously, WTF

crank pulley- seriously, WTF

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