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Lower pulley removal: Having ISSUES
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<blockquote data-quote="Invictus" data-source="post: 8740447" data-attributes="member: 55989"><p>Guys... this was an absolute nightmare. I've had a lot on my plate lately so haven't had much time to mess with the car but thought i'd update.</p><p></p><p>I've done 5-6 of these lowers before for friends and even one before on this car. (My own car) So this was nothing new to me, and NEVER have I encountered one this tight.</p><p></p><p>This is the first time i've ever had or seen an OEM lower fail like this. (I will post pics of the carnage so you guys can see exactly what happened.) I think my problem was that my clutch was slipping slightly so no matter how hard I got someone to stand on breaks, and regardless of what gear it was in, the balancer spun with it.</p><p></p><p>I tried the bar-spoke-sledge technique (i'll elaborate in next post), and I knocked the hell out of it, thinking I got it with every hit only to find that the balancer somehow spun with it. This thing was on there GOOD.</p><p></p><p>The pulley ring actually came loose from its center hub, it stripped itself out of the 3 bolts that hold it attached to the cage. I was able to drill the cage out and take the pulley and hub off. This left me with only the very center peice / shaft, still tightly screwed into the harmonic balancer. With the entire center shaft exposed I was able to torch it getting it RED hott. Then I put my 1/2" 2 ft cheater bar in the allen socket, then put my 5ft rod iron pipe on top of that. I took off my hood, was actually standing on my engine and had every bit of force into it. </p><p></p><p>When it popped (even though I was waiting / expecting it to) I thought I had really messed something up. When it broke loose I came down on top of the cheater bar and really put a gash in my chest and slit my arm open on the rad support LOL but it is off.</p><p></p><p>30 minutes later after it was cooled, I unscrewed it by hand. Within 30 minutes I had the replacement oem lower on, radiator back on it, tanks installed and car runs great. </p><p></p><p>:fm:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Invictus, post: 8740447, member: 55989"] Guys... this was an absolute nightmare. I've had a lot on my plate lately so haven't had much time to mess with the car but thought i'd update. I've done 5-6 of these lowers before for friends and even one before on this car. (My own car) So this was nothing new to me, and NEVER have I encountered one this tight. This is the first time i've ever had or seen an OEM lower fail like this. (I will post pics of the carnage so you guys can see exactly what happened.) I think my problem was that my clutch was slipping slightly so no matter how hard I got someone to stand on breaks, and regardless of what gear it was in, the balancer spun with it. I tried the bar-spoke-sledge technique (i'll elaborate in next post), and I knocked the hell out of it, thinking I got it with every hit only to find that the balancer somehow spun with it. This thing was on there GOOD. The pulley ring actually came loose from its center hub, it stripped itself out of the 3 bolts that hold it attached to the cage. I was able to drill the cage out and take the pulley and hub off. This left me with only the very center peice / shaft, still tightly screwed into the harmonic balancer. With the entire center shaft exposed I was able to torch it getting it RED hott. Then I put my 1/2" 2 ft cheater bar in the allen socket, then put my 5ft rod iron pipe on top of that. I took off my hood, was actually standing on my engine and had every bit of force into it. When it popped (even though I was waiting / expecting it to) I thought I had really messed something up. When it broke loose I came down on top of the cheater bar and really put a gash in my chest and slit my arm open on the rad support LOL but it is off. 30 minutes later after it was cooled, I unscrewed it by hand. Within 30 minutes I had the replacement oem lower on, radiator back on it, tanks installed and car runs great. :fm: [/QUOTE]
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