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iTrader: (16)

I was helping a friend pull a crank pulley off a BMW in the car last year and his 1200ft-lb impact with oversized air hoses wouldn't pull it off. Tried cranking it over with a breaker bar against the frame to use the starter to break the bolt loose....nothing. Showed him the belt trick...between two of us pulling on a 5 foot breaker bar, that bitch came off.

1slow01Z71

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I'm a big ***** when it comes to putting that much force on a breaker bar. I'm always afraid its going to slip off the bolt and make me rip my taint.

TXsilverado

iTrader: (19)

lol, that's my torque spec on crank bolts. to hell with all of that degree crap. i seat it with the crank pulley tool, tighten it as tight as i can with an impact then put a breaker bar on with the longest cheater i can find and dont stop torquing until my taint rips.

LS1TRUCKGUY

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roflmao!

06murder

You could put the starter back on an get some good vice grips and turn motor overto the vises on on the srarter then try busting crack off

Jetn3

I have used a chain through crank pulley and around the frame with a nut and bolt to remove and torque crank bolt.

Gadgetized

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I have used the belt trick and it works real well. (Actually learned it from this site ) I usually use an impact though. Once I had my bolt loosen up even with threadlocker.

fastnblu

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What are u doin on another site?!?
I say just for that, then this...




Even on an engine stand, shouldn't a powerful enuff impact get it loose?!?

It's how it did cause it was on the truck. I know u said stand.
But 1 of these days I might need to build a "more" stout LS motor.

As I know of the belt trick, it's in my mental arsenal if I need it. Hopefully when I do a motor, it'll be in car so I can break crank bolt loose, then pull motor.

Yet another reason not to buy a BMW. :

We need a no import smilie. Heck, maybe a non-GM smilie.

1200 ft lbs.?!?

Then it wasn't that day Jake.