Andrew17930

i have the engine out of the car and trying to get the bolt off the harmonic damper and can not brake it lose i used a impact wrench at 120psi at 11.5cfm and thats a 700lb wench and even took a torch to it to heat it up still cant get it off! any ideas???????

zeroptzero

You mean the crankshaft pulley removal, well you aren't supposed to use air tools on it. You need to buy a Honda crankshaft pulley tool which holds the pulley while you crank the nut off with a large breaker bar and 19 mm socket. I would use a 3 foot 3/4 inch drive breaker bar.

Andrew17930

got one still cant get it off!!!!

zeroptzero

What size breaker bar have you used ?, the bigger the better. I think you can lock the pulley removal tool up against a shock tower and a piece of wood, then go to town with the biggest breaker bar you can find and any pipe extension you can work out.

mister x

Get a six foot pipe, couple of Red Bulls and wail.

cheehee

soak with lubricant and let sit over night. then with the crank pulley tool, breaker bar and 4+ ft pipe, it should come off.

99SH

3/4" drive tools (including extension) and extra long leverage is key.

GSteg

What impact gun do you have?



Leverage is what you need if you're planning on going with a breaker bar. The longer the better, providing the breaker bar can handle the torque. If you plan on removing a lot of crank pulley bolts in the long run, get yourself a torque multiplier. It makes life easier, and no need to risk breaking your breaker bar. My 1/2" drive works fine with it.