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wallyx5 03-15-2013 10:27 PM

Can any one tell me if the Bolt holding the crank damper is clockwise to remove or counter clockwise??

I am stuck at this step.......

Thank you


EDIT: I figured it out, it is counter clock wise to remove.

diyanich 03-16-2013 07:56 AM

Congrats,
Did it fight back or it wasn't that difficult to remove?
Which way did you do it?
I bought a 39" breaker bar...and am getting ready.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallyx5 (Post 927121)
Can any one tell me if the Bolt holding the crank damper is clockwise to remove or counter clockwise??

I am stuck at this step.......

Thank you


EDIT: I figured it out, it is counter clock wise to remove.


wallyx5 03-16-2013 10:33 AM

It took a 3ft breaker bar and a 3ft cheater pipe on top to persuade it to break free. I also had my brother help. 4 hands is a must, but really it was not too bad, just a little nervous putting that much force on a bolt.

Overall the job has not been too bad at all, very simple and strait forward. What got me was there are a few housing bolts that seemed to be hidden and it took me a bit to find all of them.

diyanich 03-16-2013 01:19 PM

It may seem a silly question,but why did you need the bell housing bolts touched?
Did you remove the engine?

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallyx5 (Post 927179)
It took a 3ft breaker bar and a 3ft cheater pipe on top to persuade it to break free. I also had my brother help. 4 hands is a must, but really it was not too bad, just a little nervous putting that much force on a bolt.

Overall the job has not been too bad at all, very simple and strait forward. What got me was there are a few housing bolts that seemed to be hidden and it took me a bit to find all of them.


sethhatfield 03-16-2013 02:32 PM

Changing the guides without removing the chains
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bulk (Post 923671)
David Copperfield probably could...........

It was surprisingly easy. Had to shave the head of one bolt a bit, but it worked.

wallyx5 03-17-2013 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diyanich (Post 927214)
It may seem a silly question,but why did you need the bell housing bolts touched?
Did you remove the engine?

Sorry I am not following you, I did not remove the bell housing bolts. I removed the crank damper bolt also known has harmonic balancer.

diyanich 03-18-2013 12:21 PM

Never mind,for some reason I had understood a bell housing,just never heard covers being called housing.
Sorry to confuse you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallyx5 (Post 927367)
Sorry I am not following you, I did not remove the bell housing bolts. I removed the crank damper bolt also known has harmonic balancer.


steelheader 03-19-2013 09:09 PM

CAM TOOL
 
You need the timing tool to hold the cam lobes a certain way so they dont bend the valves !!! But the chains can be left on while you do that . You cant change the guides with out it !!


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