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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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Default Crankshaft Pulley Bolt

Is there anybody that knows for sure that the crankshaft pulley bolt is a right handed thread bolt? I called Renntech yesterday and talked with one of their tech's to ask if it was right or left handed thread before I started the disassembly for a pulley kit, he told me that it was right handed. I would surely think he was right, I was following the directions by taking off the flywheel/flexplate inspection cover. It had stated to use an appropriate tool to hold the flywheel. The most appropriate tool that I could think of after looking at what I was dealing with was a 12" long 5/16" Craftsman screwdriver, you know one of those big one's that you use more as a pry bar than a screwdriver. I had threaded the screwdriver through one of the big holes of the flexplate and flywheel up to the center where there were four spacers to lodge it in, then I slowly turned the crank bolt counterclockwise. When the screwdriver lodged against the tranny housing, I started trying to break the bolt loose. I was using a 20" x 1/2" drive breaker bar, it wouldn't break loose with what strength I had in my arms so I put my shoulder against the wheel and used my right leg to push the breaker bar. I was pushing with about all I had thinking man I hope I don't break something, about that time the breaker bar finally gave and I thought the bolt was broke loose. But I was wrong, the thing that broke loose was the screwdriver. I pulled the screwdriver out and I had snapped 3" of the end of the screwdriver off, then spent over an hour trying to find where the end went. So now the job is on hold till I can confirm that it is a right handed bolt.
 
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