took my motor apart this weekend, and after the heads were off i started on the timing cover -- only to realize that i'd left the harmonic balancer on after pulling the heads. tried sticking a large screwdriver between the flexplate and the engine stand to hold it while i pried with the breaker bar but i snapped the screwdriver any thoughts on how to get that bolt off with the heads off? impact wrench?
buick 350 in a TR-6?!?!?!?!? Are you insane??? hehhehehe I WANT ONE!!! Impact wrench should zip that right off. otherwise, if the pan is off use something to jam up the crankshaft...
good things come in small packages... :TU: thanks for the confirmation on the impact wrench, off to the store to "try one out" for a short period of time
it worked great! crank barely spun while wrench worked its magic with nothing holding the crank off to get puller
Or use the poor boys trick- position a breaker bar with the appropriate socket on the balancer bolt, wedge the the bar against the floor and crank the motor, works every time.
You shouldn't need a puller to get the balancer off...This ain't no Chebby!!! The balancer should be a slip fit on the crank snout...You may need to pry it a little to get it moving, but it should slide right off...
