trying to remove the timing cover from my 64 riv / 425. car sat for 30 + years in a garage in denver then went to estate sale. Now in Georgia for 2+ years and starting to go through it. some bolts were snapped off in the timing cover from the water pump removal and 1 thru it to the block. Anyhow i have been trying to remove the harmonic balancere from the motor and have had some problems. I have been threading 2, 2" grade 8 bolts into the harmonic balancer, putting a prybar between the two and leveraging the prybar against the frame, while slowly pulling on the breaker bar to break the bolt loose. Problem........, I keep breaking off the bolts @ the threadsou: I have broken off 2 in the balancer, no problem when I have removed it. But untill then I have only 4 more chances to loosen the bolt. I have tried PB blaster and others, but I fear I am treading down the wrong path. looking at buying a batterey powered impact (I live in a apartment and air compressors are a no no) WTF? I know they are torqed @ 200 ftlbs but come on. I dont see any other way to remove the harmonic balancer bolt from the crank. I dont want to heat it and hurt the balancer or the threads. HELP.......
