crankshaft bolt help!!!

[SnotRod]

i am trying to take off the front timing cover my 03 cobra motor, the motor is out of the car and the heads are off, i took off the lower pulley, and now i need to pull off the balancer, but i cant get the 14mm hex bolt off?? i tried everything impact, breaker bar,ect. This darn bolt doesn't want to budge!!:shrug: any suggestions??? thanks in advance

 

[cobracide]

Sometimes they are hard as hell, sometimes easy as pie. Never can tell.

 

[wjurls]

Apply a little heat to the pulley right around the female part of the threads and hit it again with an impact. Should come right off. You will need a good impact though. Try an Ingersol Rand or Mac, Snap On unit.

 

[HISSMAN]

Apply a little heat to the pulley right around the female part of the threads and hit it again with an impact. Should come right off. You will need a good impact though. Try an Ingersol Rand or Mac, Snap On unit.

IR is the only brand I buy when it comes to pneumatic tools. Great stuff! Haven't had one fail me yet.

 

[006]

Hmm.. the actual crank pulley bolt or the one on the girdle?

If I remember correctly, there is a how-to and the hex type of screw is supposed to unscrew clockwise? :shrug:

Here:

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/how-230/582428-removing-stock-lower-pulley.html

 

[Fat-cat]

i think he has the cage off an is looking to get the bolt holding the balancer on ,off now .... like other mentioned a little heat will help the situation.. not to much dont want to cook the front seal.. unless you are planning on replacing it anyway.

 

[RussZTT]

If the engine is on a stand, you can put a flywheel bolt in the crank then put a crow bar of some sort to wedge the bolt so the internals wont move. If the impact can't get it off, use a long pry bar.

 

[rich5150]

Smack the END of the bolt with a metal hammer thats got some weight to it. then try the impact. Sometimes this works....

 

[RussZTT]

Smack the END of the bolt with a metal hammer thats got some weight to it. then try the impact. Sometimes this works....

That too, leave the plugs in.