Crank Pulley Removal

go.stfu · 07-12-2007, 08:40 PM

The crank bolt is out but I can't get the crank pulley to budge even a little.

I've tried prying it off from every angle with an assortment of tools.

I don't have a puller.

Any suggestions appreciated,
Thanks.

IHateHacks · 07-12-2007, 10:11 PM

Get underneath the engine with 2 big flathead screwdrivers one on the left side of the pulley and one on the right. And "walk" it off a little at a time, don't pry too hard or you will crack the lower aluminum timing cover. It will take you a while, took me 20 minutes to remove my pulley that way, but it works and costs a lot less than the SST. Work at it for 5 minutes and get up and look how far the pulley has moved away from the lower timing cover, look where the timing marks are and you'll see it move a couple millimeters at a time. Just take your time.

go.stfu · 07-12-2007, 10:22 PM

I'm trying that at the moment (and it's going very slowly) heh.

Thanks for the info.

supramacist · 07-12-2007, 10:42 PM

Jeez this sounds familiar.

I think this one cost me 300 bucks to replace.
Be ginger with it, seriously. They are a limited toyota only part.

After I broke it....., it was still a bitch to get off.
But I did what HH is saying to do.

go.stfu · 07-12-2007, 11:16 PM

Been working at it for over an hour and it seems to have moved half a centimeter on one side and nothing on the other. It refuses to move any more. Any more ideas or am I fkd?

07-12-2007, 08:40 PM	#1
go.stfu 3" Exhaust Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 80	Crank Pulley Removal The crank bolt is out but I can't get the crank pulley to budge even a little. I've tried prying it off from every angle with an assortment of tools. I don't have a puller. Any suggestions appreciated, Thanks. __________________ 1985 manual (r.i.p) -- 1989 automatic (new) http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2635827

07-12-2007, 10:11 PM	#2
IHateHacks 20psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Haven/Hamden Posts: 793	Get underneath the engine with 2 big flathead screwdrivers one on the left side of the pulley and one on the right. And "walk" it off a little at a time, don't pry too hard or you will crack the lower aluminum timing cover. It will take you a while, took me 20 minutes to remove my pulley that way, but it works and costs a lot less than the SST. Work at it for 5 minutes and get up and look how far the pulley has moved away from the lower timing cover, look where the timing marks are and you'll see it move a couple millimeters at a time. Just take your time. Last edited by IHateHacks; 07-12-2007 at 10:22 PM.

07-12-2007, 10:22 PM	#3
go.stfu 3" Exhaust Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 80	I'm trying that at the moment (and it's going very slowly) heh. Thanks for the info. __________________ 1985 manual (r.i.p) -- 1989 automatic (new) http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2635827

07-12-2007, 11:16 PM	#5
go.stfu 3" Exhaust Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 80	Been working at it for over an hour and it seems to have moved half a centimeter on one side and nothing on the other. It refuses to move any more. Any more ideas or am I fkd? __________________ 1985 manual (r.i.p) -- 1989 automatic (new) http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2635827

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07-12-2007, 10:42 PM	#4
supramacist 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Escape from the Prison Planet Posts: 1,356	Jeez this sounds familiar. I think this one cost me 300 bucks to replace. Be ginger with it, seriously. They are a limited toyota only part. After I broke it....., it was still a bitch to get off. But I did what HH is saying to do.