how do ya'll get the balancer bolt our of the crank? i tried with a rachet and hammer and with an impact and i couldnt budge it. does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Long cheater bar over a half inch ratchet. I used a bar through the balancer to hold it, but I really don't like that method since it can and usually does warp or bend the balancer if you're not careful.

 

i have 2 extra balancers so im not worried about warping the balancer, i just want to get the timing cover off. i'll go try that method. thanks scott

 

Need a better impact. The craftsman I have didn't budge mine. Theres some pics with people holding it with a big pry bar and using a cheater somewhere. Found them.

 

+1 Any good impact wrench should loosen the bolt without issues. Just keep rattling away until it comes off. Mine has 400 ft lbs in reverse.

 

i have a 3/4 impact with 1200 ft lbs gets them off every time haha.

 

i used two 1/2 impacts and a 3/4 impact and none of them got it, i tried beating on the breaker bar with a sledge hammer and my gf holding a pry bar on the balancer and that still didnt work. finally got it off when i got pissed off, used the breaker bar, a cheater pipe, gf holding the pry bar while i was jerking the engine all over the bed of my truck with the ratchet