Dephaser removal (unusual)

[Jonny1*2]

Hi guys,

I've currently got my spare 182 engine in bit in the shed, but the cams need to come out. Currently the inlet cam and dephaser are still attached to the rocker cover, but seperated from the head.
Any tips on how to remove the pulley? I know usually in situ you need locking tool etc, but i'm not worried about damaging the dephaser. I do however want the rocker/cams to stay in good condition. I've got the outer seal nut thingy off, but it's the 18mm bolt that i'm struggling with (not sure what these are torqued to, but i'd imagine quite a lot )

 

[Iceberg_172]

I used an air gun to get them off, was in the same position as you (had the rocker cover off)

Just nip in to a local garage with it and ask them to loosen them off. No need to hold it in a vice or that.

 

[Jonny1*2]

it will just spin the cams though no?

 

[Iceberg_172]

nope

 

[Jonny1*2]

sweet, will give it a bash then. cheers

 

[sideways danny]

wrap an old cambelt round it, then twist the belt a few times and use it to hold the pulley still. A trick commonly used for getting the oil pump pulleys off mk1's

 

[Struggler]

an impact gun should spin it with enough acceleration that the cams inertia will stop it from spinning long enough to crack the nut/bolt off!!

 

[Joe R26]

Their not very tight tbh. The exhaust one on the other hand.... Lol

 

[sideways danny]

they should both be very similar tighness. I've seen some that have had the nut on the exhaust side utterly drowned in thread lock though

 

[jack_davey]

The last F4R cambelt I did resulted in a snapped breaker bar trying to loosen the exhaust pulley nut!

 

[sideways danny]

The last F4R cambelt I did resulted in a snapped breaker bar trying to loosen the exhaust pulley nut!

dont buy s**t tools

 

[Laine_16v]

Lol i remember being in the same situation a while back trying to get the ehxuast pulley off. Used an old cam belt in the end but it was CRIMINALLY tight lol!

 

[Jonny1*2]

Cheers guys. A few options to go with then

 

[Joe R26]

My dephaser was easy to undo but my exhaust pulley was a b**ch even with a breaker bar, mainly because of the movement of the engine. I put a lump of wood between the engine and that back of the bay. This stopped it pushing the engine back when putting pressure on the bar and cracked it off fairly quickly.

 

[MicKPM]

they should both be very similar tighness. I've seen some that have had the nut on the exhaust side utterly drowned in thread lock though

Snap... I hate it when 'they' do that. Jonny, I use a soft jawed vice just to hold the profiles solidly in place whilst you use an air gun or breaker bar... sometimes, when thread lock has been used, its the only way.

Mick

 

[Jonny1*2]

Snap... I hate it when 'they' do that. Jonny, I use a soft jawed vice just to hold the profiles solidly in place whilst you use an air gun or breaker bar... sometimes, when thread lock has been used, its the only way.

Mick

That's what I'm thinking mate. Better to be safe.

 

[jack_davey]

dont buy s**t tools

lol! It was a very very old kamasa one given to me by my dad, it was promptly replaced with a snap on one!

 

[Jonny1*2]

Impact gun worked a treat. Cheers guys


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