"TeGGer®" <teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns95B0E8B7D68D5teggeratistop@207.14.113.17.. .
> "J M" <noonehome@nothing.net> floridly penned in
> newsUPqd.231$MG3.165@fe2.columbus.rr.com:
>
>> Based on a '90 Integra, you only need to remove the driver side engine
>> mount in order to get past the housing to the timing belt/water pump
>> area. The engine needs to be supported with the mount off, but only
>> from below, on the oil pan, with a bottle jack or similar device; as
>> the engine is still connected to the other mounts.
>>
>> After that, your next big hurdle will be getting the nut that holds
>> the crankshaft pulley off.
>
>
>
> Quickest, safest, easiest thing to try first is an electric impact gun.
> You
> can use your normal sockets, and it costs approximately $10 per day from a
> rental place.
>
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I don't recommend regular sockets with an impact gun. I am told impact
sockets (identifiable by being black and expensive!) are not as brittle. My
impact gun instructions warns regular sockets can explode. If you do use a
regular socket, *please* use goggles. If the socket explodes, you probably
won't suffer any lasting injury IF YOUR EYES ARE PROTECTED. (Sorry for the
shout, but the thought of metal shards hurtling toward naked eyes got to
me.)

An option is to buy a single 19mm impact socket - usually in the $5-$10
range purchased individually. Goggles are still a good idea (under $5).
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> Buzz the bolt in both directions for a while, back and forth, and it ought
> to eventually break free.
>
> If it doesn't, then you need this:
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/faq.html#crankbolt
>
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