skibrian213
New Member
hey guys, new to the forum (and working on these cars, but have been working on frustrating vehicles for quite a while ). doing a TB job on our '89 dx hatch (D15B2) and have come to a big halt at the darn crank pulley bolt. i have STFA all over, followed all the advice and have exerted upwards of 700lb/ft of torque on the bolt. it will not break loose! i am going lefty loosey (it is a normal right-hand thread, correct?). i have used extensive amounts of PB blaster, applied high heat, used all 1/2" drives with a breaker bar->pipe->breaker bar setup that is upwards of 4ft (times my 180lbs = 700lb/ft!). just bought an electric impact wrench rated at 350lb/ft and it did nothing after about 4x20sec intervals. i even had my dad hammer the end of the breaker bar (in line with the crank) while i was applying tons of torque.
is there something i'm missing on how to do this?
note-i have it rigged with two bolts in the holes of the pulley and a breaker going through them blocking the pulley from moving on the frame of the car.
outside of renting a whole pneumatic setup, i'm really stumped so could use any suggestions! thanks and happy holidays to all!
is there something i'm missing on how to do this?
note-i have it rigged with two bolts in the holes of the pulley and a breaker going through them blocking the pulley from moving on the frame of the car.
outside of renting a whole pneumatic setup, i'm really stumped so could use any suggestions! thanks and happy holidays to all!