CRANKSHAFT PULLEY 2.2Vtec !!!! Uurrgghhhhhh ....

si · Post by si » Fri Mar 13, 2015 3:31 pm

Vtecmec wrote:You can do it all in place, but yes, you'll need the locking tool.

I thought you had to drop the engine to replace the crank pulley (Harmonic damper) I bought a brand new one last year for the type S I had, was about £190

Post by **4thgenphil** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:06 pm

Freaky do you want a h22 one or if you have a h23 fitted atm a direct replacement?

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:19 pm

si wrote:
Vtecmec wrote:You can do it all in place, but yes, you'll need the locking tool.
I thought you had to drop the engine to replace the crank pulley (Harmonic damper) I bought a brand new one last year for the type S I had, was about £190

Nope you can do it in place. Also you don't "need" the locking tool but it helps. It is possible to jam a pry bar in the flywheel inspection hole and brace it against the teeth of the flywheel. This locks up the crank shaft and stops the crank pulley from spinning.

Post by **fweakyg** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 3:56 pm

OMDDDDDDAAAYYZZZZZ

2 hours spent trying to open 1 bolt on my crankshaft pulley today. Breaker bar, impact gun and even some dodgy flywheel jamming and engine turning didn't work ! I called HONDA for some information hints on how to open it and they said use a couple of fat people on the end of a scaffold pole

Cracked me up !! But really I need a locking tool as although jamming the fly wheel stopped the engine turning my bro was scared of putting too much pressure in case something buckled !

DOES ONYONE HAVE A LOCKING TOOL THEY CAN SEND ME BY POST THAT I CAN THEN SEND BACK ( if your lucky I might send back a little pressie with it

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Plleeaassseeeeeeeee !!!

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:03 pm

You need a jobby load of torque to get it undone, over 180 lb/ft if I remember correct. I know I couldn't do it by myself.

An impact gun wont be up to it. Like Honda told you you will need a beefy breaker bar + a big bit of heavy duty pipe to get it off.

You wont buckle the flywheel, well you shouldn't, I had my cars one removed by this method. But it takes a couple of guys to hold the flywheel brace in place and someone pretty large (ie 16+ stone IMO) to loosen the crank pulley bolt. A crank pulley holder should make it a bit easier but you still have the problem of how to hold the crank pulley holder in place.

Post by **Vtecmec** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:11 pm

Mine needed a bar welding onto the crank pulley (as it had split due to force with the locking tool) to hold it still and a 9 foot scaffold pole with 16 stones of mechanic on the end.

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:33 pm

I think @Vanzep has some oversized Frankenstein style crank pulley tool. You might be able to sweet talk him?

And @nucleustylzlude might have a massive crank pulley tool as well.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:43 pm

fweakyg wrote: DOES ONYONE HAVE A LOCKING TOOL THEY CAN SEND ME BY POST THAT I CAN THEN SEND BACK ( if your lucky I might send back a little pressie with it )

Post by **vanzep** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:54 pm

Im on it

this is the frankenstein locking tool Merlin mentioned

Ive never used it but the only issue i can see is that it may be too big

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:57 pm

That's the fella