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Old 02 Aug 2003, 01:26 am
Sean Dinh
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Default Re: Don't try this at home !

A couple of 5/8" bolt and an angle iron or C channel would do. Cut off the
head of the bolts. Tighten them on a bar with spacing for the 2 holes.

Which size bolts did you use?

none@here.com wrote:

> Just a friendly warning to anyone who is considering replacing
> the timing belt on their civic\prelude\accord. I read all of the posts
> regarding the dreaded crank pully bolt that is torqued to 3 million
> foot pounds and the various ways of dealing with it. Then I came
> accross this persons site
> http://www.spots.ab.ca/~blanchas/54pontiac/honda.html which seemed to
> offer a reasonable way of dealing with it and so I thought I would
> give this method a shot.
> So, I collected all of the necessary parts: two large bolts
> that fit snug into the crank pully holes and one fatassed steel bar to
> wedge in between them. Next, I pulled out a large Craftsman breaker
> bar, a 17 mm socket, a couple of extentions and started reefing on
> the bolt. I couldn't even budge it. Then, I pulled out the cheater bar
> which gave me a solid 3.5 to 4 feet of leverage (gotta love that
> Craftsman lifetime warranty). After about five minutes of wrestling
> with the breaker/cheater bar I heard a loud crunch (I wasn't sure if
> it was my spine or the bolt) and I was scared to look under the car.
> Turns out I busted the pully; one of those bolts busted right through
> it. Fortunatly, most of the pully remained intact and the car was
> still driveable.
> That bolt is on their FUC#ING tight. Seems the best solution
> for a DIYer like myself (and like most who read this group) is to have
> a garage loosen it. I'm gonna call around tomorrow and see if I can
> find some one to loosen it for me.
>
>
> Later,
> Curt ( 88 Civic SE )


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