Crankshaft Pully Removal?:S

[chadhele]

hi,

im in the process of doing headgasket but cant undo the crankshaft pully everytime i try to it moves the crankshaft sprocket, is there a way of removin it on your own or would i need assitance

 

[steviet]

dont you mean camshaft pulley ( at the top of the engine )??? i think the haynes manual tells you to use a tool (Y shaped bar with pegs in the end) to lock the camshaft pulley in place, allowing you to undo the bolt/nut without turning the shaft. although couldnt you just release some of the tension at the tensioner and slide the belt off the pulleys??? that would leave the camshafts in place, no need to set the timing up then either i think. best bet is to check the haynes manual.

 

[TomTom]

edit- I think he means the crank stevie, to remove the cambelt?

Air guns the far far easiest way. Buzzes it straight off, hard to explain but it kind of shocks it and turns the nut but doesnt move the pulley

If not, try and lock the flywheel up somehow, or if your a true butcher, wedge a breaker bar with a socket on the nut, and flick the key

 

[Fred@BTM]

can't you just undo the tensioner to get the belt off???

 

[chadhele]

im goin by the haynes amnual and it said to undo that but i was going to undo the top one where u have 2 make sure the lines mark up and take the best off

 

[chadhele]

just spoke 2 dad and he said all i need to do is line it up then undo tensioner

 

[ben_p]

it take it you have marked the TDC??

hope so lol

 

[chadhele]

yeah its marked on the crankshaft pully sprocket and the head and im gonna mark it on belt

 

[TomTom]

can't you just undo the tensioner to get the belt off???

How, you can't take the cambelt off if the crank pulleys on even if you undo the tensioner.

 

[Chris_H]

lol what a drama.

2 choices assuming you haven't undo the tensioner etc stick the braker bar on the crank then flick the starter over.

Or stick it in 4th, wedge the foot brake on then undo it.