1991 Acura Legend harmonic balancer bolt

1991 ACURA LEGEND
125,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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AIRMAN42
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Replacing the timing belt and water pump okay here is the question is the balancer bolt left handed threads or right handed threads iv tried both ways man that sucker is on thier any sugestions on breaking the bolt loose.
Feb 22, 2008 at 5:11 PM
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MASTERTECHTIM
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its regular thread. turn left to loosen. what i do to loosen this bolt is wedge your ratchet against something solid(do not hold it) then bump the starter key. this will loosen the bolt. i have done this a hundred times
Feb 22, 2008 at 5:29 PM
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