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Question:
1999 Dodge Neon mileage: 60,000.
I am trying to remove the crankshaft
dampener pulley in order to remove the head to
replace the cylinder head gasket. I removed the
center bolt and tried to pull the dampener with
a 3-jaw puller.
It won't budge!
I tightened the puller bolt so tight that
it started to bend.
With the puller still applying pressure,
I tried rapping on the hub of the dampener using
a hammer and a piece of brass round bar and I
even tried heating the hub with a torch (I
didn't dare use too much heat, though, for fear
of getting the crankshaft too hot and damaging
the front oil seal or igniting the residual oil
on the front of the engine).
Is it normal for the dampener to come off
this hard or am I doing something wrong?
Any help or insight would be GREATLY
appreciated!
Answer:
Assuming that you removed the washer that is
behind the crankshaft bolt, you need to get a
special puller for crankshaft pulleys.
If your three-jaw puller is the type used
for gears, it will not be strong enough to
remove the pulley.
Question:
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 40,000 miles. Is there
anyway to remove the crankshaft without removing
the engine or the transmission first? I have
everything torn apart and I was planning on
dropping it out with the flywheel attached, but
I seem to be catching on the torque converter
(automatic transmission). I am guessing that the
crank protrudes slightly into the center of the
torque converter, but I didn't think so. I had
the transmission out 4 months ago and I am not
looking forward to pulling it out again to get
my crankshaft turned.
Answer:
Yes, it is possible to get the crankshaft out
without pulling the transmission. Remove the two
lower transmission bell housing bolts and
install two longer bolts (approximately 4" long)
remove the remaining bolts. Remove the bolt that
holds the cross member to the frame and slide
the transmission back approximately one inch.
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