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I just cannot unscrew the crankshaft pulley bolt to remove it. What am I doing wrong?

Baby Bum , Monday, 16th of August 2010 09:20:55 PM

My car is a honda accord, 1997cc, year of make, 1994.
l have the 
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special tool for holding the crankshaft pulley. Still l just cannot 
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unscrew the pulley bolt even though the crankshaft pulley is stationary. l 
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am using the right size deep nose socket wrench, i.e., 19mm. socket. Help 
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Jiffy , Tuesday, 17th of August 2010 05:08:05 AM

I had the same problem on my 88 Alfa Romeo Spider when I had to  
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change my water pump. I had to remove the crank pulley.  
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It required a 1 1/2 in socket and I put it on an electric impact wrench  
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but it didn't move it.  
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My son who was a past auto mechanic brought his 2 foot long breaker bar  
and put it on the bolt and braced it and told me to just do a quick crank  
on the starter and it broke loose.  
 
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Googley Bear , Wednesday, 18th of August 2010 01:43:35 PM

on most of them you have to use a impact wrench on them ,air  
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impact at that ,that is the only way i can loosen most of them,its hard to  
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do by hand,good luck on it.  
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Relishh=) , Thursday, 19th of August 2010 02:43:20 PM

Hit the bottom or handle of the rachet with a hammer. A quick  
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turn will start it to loosen.  
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Babie B , Friday, 20th of August 2010 01:22:01 AM

Crank bolts are usually installed with Locktite thread locking  
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sealer to prevent them from coming loose and very hard to remove---you may  
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need to get a breaker bar on the socket or a 2 foot long piece of pipe that  
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goes over the socket wrench handle to get the leverage needed to remove it.  
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Make sure it is not a reverse thread bolt also---Chilton or Haynes shop  
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manuals should have the procedure and any difference in the bolt  
threading.  
 
 
 
 
 
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lala , Saturday, 21st of August 2010 11:09:12 AM

do yo think it might be a left handed thread?  
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