Adam_B
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big one in the middle-
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Greasemonkey
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Grind it off dude, ya might struggle to even get it iff
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Adam_B
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there must be a way other than grinding, its been off before
[Edited on 03-09-2004 by Adam_B]
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
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the way i did mine was to sit in the car with my foot on the brake and with it in 5th gear. then my dad put a torque wrench on the end of it and hit it hard with a hammer.
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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i used an iron pole & ratchet to get mine off, was an ass to remove tho, but worked in the end.
i also removed the plastic inner-arches for more room to play.
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Greasemonkey
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right i thought of a way, get a metal bar, drill 2 holes in it big enough to take the bolts that you have already taken out, bolt the metal bar to the pulley so the end of it rests on the floor preventing it from turning then undo the start drive bolt, only thing is if it slips the engine will spin a few revolutions
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myke
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you need to reverse one of the bolts through the gearbox onto the engine or something, to lock off the flywheel.
not entirely sure which, but there's info on mig if you do a search.
i made the mistake of thinking that needed to come off to get the pulley out, but thats the crank securing bolt in the middle at 250lb/ft or so. i just needed the pulley off which is the 6 spline bolts around the outside.
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myke
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quote:
Originally posted by mark_jarman1
the way i did mine was to sit in the car with my foot on the brake and with it in 5th gear. then my dad put a torque wrench on the end of it and hit it hard with a hammer.
don't think you're supposed to use a torque wrench in reverse anyway, but hitting it with a hammer is a sure fire way to wreck the calibration of it.
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mrcorsa
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the way I did mine was to shove a lump of wood into the crankshaft to lock it all up, then get the longest wedgy bar and give it some!
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myke
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Quoted from Oddball on MIg:
re locking the crank, you'll be rolling the block all over the floor trying to undo that bolt, however you fix the crank !!
favourite methods are reversing a clutch cover bolt to the block side of the flywheel, so that it rests on the flat of the block, stops the fly rotating. or just stick a sturdy block of wood between the crank counter weight and the edge of the block.
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Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by myke
i made the mistake of thinking that needed to come off to get the pulley out, but thats the crank securing bolt in the middle at 250lb/ft or so. i just needed the pulley off which is the 6 spline bolts around the outside.
OMG im such a retard
myke- i fucking love you 
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myke
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saves a bit of hassle hey. 
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lee mitchell
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the other way is lock it with mole grips so the grips rest on the roll bar or something. but as myke said u dont need it off
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Adam_B
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keep up lee  
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lee mitchell
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what do u mean keep up. done it many of times done 2 last nite actually
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Adam_B
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oooooooooooh
put some nice new pulleys on it before-
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lee mitchell
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sbd ones?
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Visionz
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get a breaker bar onto the nut and crank the engine, tis always the best way to undo them
You wanna try it that way in the future, always works....
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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These are always a cunt.
If all else fails grinding the head off works well 
I would have thought a m6 bolt would snap well before it undoes.
The 5th gear and brake thing is my prefered method.
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Tried the engine cranking thing before with no joy.
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Kris TD
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was bout too say, when i did my cambelt, just undid the 6 bolts and knocked the pulley off with a hammer.
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and-m
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Registered: 5th May 02
Location: Liverpool. Drives. Skud vRS.
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quote:
Originally posted by lee mitchell
sbd ones?
why? you only do that for the plastic rollers. - ps did you use new pulley bolts?
[Edited on 04-09-2004 by and-m]
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