ok i dont have an impact and have no way to get the car to a friends house who has one... the haynes manual says to lodge a bar into the engine block to lock the crank pulley in place then break it loose with a breaker bar.... is it even possible? has anybody on here done it that way???

 

i did it like that probally the 1st dozen or s times ive had to remove one.....then i finally got an impact

 

ifeel like if i wedge a bar into the block im gonna ding it up quite a bit though.... what method did you use to hold the pulley in place when removing the center bolt???

 

is your car is a 5-speed then just put it in 5th and have someone hit the brakes. if its an auto. probably put it in P and maybe have someone hit the brakes? but thats how i did it. but i have a 5-speed.

 

for the crank pulley bolt?????
i shove a big screwdrive in between the spokes and under the lip of the oil pan....just make sure you dont set anything on the timing cover or you will break it

 

i tried the 5th gear method because thats what some other guy on the forum said and had a friend hold down the brakes and it did absolutely nothing.... i guess im gonna have to do the screwdriver method thanks guys

 

yea for the crank pulley bolt. it worked great for me. the crank moved a little but then it rested and didn't move at all.

 

about how far did it move before it ctopped moving??? cause i didnt want it to move at all and got scared and stopped when it started moving lol will moving it slightly off mess up the timing???

 

maybe 10-20 degree's.

 

does moving the crank pulley when loosening it mess up the timing?