WOW i think ive been hammering for about 15 minutes and its barely 1/2 way in,i lubed it with oil too.im using a 2x4 and a little hammertalk about a big headache,any suggestions or is that the only way installing it.
Would it be o.k if the bolt caught some threads and i just hit it with the impact??

 

heat the crank pulley in the oven...not too hot or use a propane torch(lightly on the center) and it should help some.Did for me anyway

 

Heating it up is the way I do it and it works out great. I wouldnt hammer on it it too much with a hammer or the impact, IMO. Too much with the impact and not enough threads and you could end up taking out alot of threads out of the crank, not good.

 

+1 for heat

 

The oven will work, or a propane tourch, like said with the tourch heat the center.. You arn't going to beat it on unless it is warm. You can get the longer crank bolt from a sponsor, that helps alot... I opped to make one, using the old crank bolt, sleeving it to fit into a larger bolt, welding them together to get the length I needed, worked like a charm, but it wounde up getting screwed up....

 

you just need the longer crank bolt...

 

There is a guy on tech who makes a "crank pulley install tool" and he sells a TON of them to members for a good price. Picked one up myself a couple years ago and it is well worth every penny. Do a search there and if you can't find it, PM me and I will dig up a link.