1986 Honda Civic harmonic balancer

1986 HONDA CIVIC
121,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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OLDBOY86
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I am trying to break loose the nut on the harmonic balancer so I can proceed to replace the water pump & timing belt. Can;t seem to get the nut loose. Any help?
Nov 2, 2009 at 4:46 PM
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F4I_GUY
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You might need to use an impact gun.

If not, remove the starter and jam the flywheel to lock the engine (this is a very crude way of doing it)
Nov 2, 2009 at 4:49 PM
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OLDBOY86
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Thank you so much for the prompt reply. I don't own air tools so I think the latter will be the way It goes. Again thanks
Nov 2, 2009 at 4:59 PM
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