You need the crankshaft pulley tool I would imagine.



You should be able to rent one from a local auto shop. I went ahead and just bought one for myself online for like $20 on eBay.

 

I just did this last weekend. To do my timing belt.

I used a small piece of chain with one end being a hook and the other I used a bolt with washed at each end. I hooked the hook to the front tow point under the bumper. The other end I connected to the pulley using the small holes in the pulley, I put the bolt through a chain link that made the chain tight and put a nut on the back side of the pulley through the hole. This binded the pulley from moving and used a large breaker bar with a pipe. With the pipe on it I barely got any turn out of it from between the ground and car but it was enough to get it started. Once it was broke free i could almost use my fingers to take it out.

Not sure if this has been said here I know I read this some where else also. Which helped me with the idea.

 

i bought that tool did not work for some reason. i ended up taking mine to a local shop they charged me 20 dollars to pop it off. They ended up taking a 3/4 drive impact to it. a half inch didnt work but soon as they hooked up the 3/4 inch it poped right off.

 

For what it is worth - I was unable to use the Hex tool because my Pulley was rounded inside - not the Hex shape.

I broke 2 breaker bars, 3 sockets, and 2 extensions/adapters. I tried an electric and a power Impact gun to no avail.

I had to use a chain rated at 1300 lbs' (18 inches) and I used 2 Grade 8 Bolts/Nuts to bolt the chain to the Pulley and to the Tow Bar at the front of the car. When I went to loosen the Pulley the chain got tight and wouldn't budge and I was finally able to stomp on the breaker bar hard enough to crack it. It was a fun project.

 

You guys are really making life hard on yourselves lol. Air tools will save you so much time and hassle, they are worth every penny.

MG725, Impact Wrench, Air, Heavy Duty, Magnesium Housing, Standard Anvil, 1/2" drive

^I have this gun and I've taken many crank bolts out with EASE. One hit with the gun and they come out. Have yet to come across a bolt that this gun can't take care of...

 

I tried an air Impact gun - compressor was massive - 5 feet long and 3 feet high. Didn't do anything whatsoever. I tried an electric Impact rated at 220 lbs. - didn't do anything at all.

The chain/bolts was the only thing I found that worked.

 

^ you need an impact gun with some ***** lol. The Snap-On one I posted is rated for 1,190ft/lbs of reverse tq. If you can't break a bolt off with that much force, well then that bolt was just not meant to come off haha.

 

I bent a chain wrench from Harbor Freight. I bought a heavy duty one from Sears made from Empire. Looks like a breaker bar with a chain at the end of it. I wrapped the the crank pulley with an old drive belt to minimize damaging the pulley. I had no success using the special crank shaft pulley tool.

I noticed if the timing belt was previously replaced, the crank pulley bolt are a big pain.

 

Tried the electric impact, air impact, breaker bar and cheater and nothing worked. Bought the tool made by K-D tools and used long and breaker bar-broke it loose fast! Tool was around $35.

 

so update for the record i tried disabling the ignition and bumping the key like alot suggest on youtube. did not work, in the end had to use a strap wrench on the pulley and breaker bar on the bolt which came loose finally. upon further inspection i noticed on the crankshaft end the alignment notch for the harmonic balancer had been rounded out. is there a way to fix this without having to pull the motor apart and possibly have to replace the crankshaft??? on a low budget so any help is appreciated. thanks for reading.