IS THE BOLT OPPOSITE THREADS? IVE BEEN TRYING TO TAKE IT OFF REGULAR THREADS WAY, AND IT WILL NOT COME OFF. IVE TRIED A TORQUE WRENCH WITH A CHEATER BAR, AND A IMPACT. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON OFF TO GET THIS BOLT OFF

thanks
jason

 

Put an impact socket on a big breaker bar, put it on the crank bolt, brace it on the frame, and crank the engine for a split second (pull the coil wire to avoid starting it). One thing: just make sure you brace it the right way. Hondas turn counterclockwise, so you need to keep that in mind.

 

Hey, THANKS, BUT STILL NEDD TO KNOW IF ITS RIGHT HAND THREADS OR LEFT HAND THREADS

thanks
jason

 

NORMAL THREADS... and stop yelling .

 

WELL IF THE MOTOR TURNS COUNTERCLOCKWISE AND THE THREADS ARE NORMAL, ITS GOING TO TIGHTEN THE BOLT.

 

IN THE HANES BOOK IT SAY WEDGE A SCREW DRIVER INTO THE FLYWHEEL I DID THAT AND BROKE A BIG CHUNCK OF MY TRANS HOUSING OFF. F#*K. NOW I GOT A BOLT WEDGED IN THE PULLEY, IT SEEMS TO HOLD BUT IT LOOK TO BE TORQUING THE F#*CK OUT OFF THE CRANK, IS THIS GOING TO HURT THE CRANK? ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS

PLEASE HELP!!!
THANKS
JASON

 

Well, there's a special tool to take it off that holds the crank pulley, but it might be kind of hard to find one.

 

yeah Kappa, that tightens the bolt on a honda. i almost broke some crap on that Lude i was doing. and yes, the threads are normal, its just hard as hell to get them loose. i know i shouldnt, but i can never get it off without a big freakin impact wrench.

 

****, you're right. My mistake. I forgot about the directional difference [:'(]. I know the cranking thing works on any other car, but I didn't make the connection between engine rotation and thread direction... I'm an idiot.

 

it happens. but that would work great on a normal engine. is it only hondas that spin that way? i know its pretty rare. even the K-series doesnt.