Ok, so I got tired of messing with this POS Acura Integra I had.. so I sold it.. and bought another 98 Neon R/T.. its white so not my favorite color but thats OK.. I will post pics later..

It has 97k miles on it, so I decided with the luck I had on the Acura.. I better do that 100k mile tune plus it wasn't running as well as it shoulda so I am doing some other stuff.. Well.. I obviously know what goes into the 100k mile tune up, but I ran into a problem and you all will probably scold me or something for what I did...

The crank pulley is virtually welded on the crank.. Like I can't differentiate between crank and pulley.. So here is the story..

I went to Advanced Auto, rented the "claw" puller.. Got the middle bolt off (Which was not on there very tight) and used the puller and the longest extension push rod it came with.. well, I apply it and start cranking down on it.. wont budge.. give it a little more and I felt it pop like it broke loose.. I thought "Cool, that was easy" so I kept cranking and it seriously felt like it was coming off.. Then I look and it hasn't budged a bit.. but for some reason the push rod kept getting deeper and deeper into the hole..
So first question: Did I just hurt something on the crank with that??

So I figure OK.. since that didn't work, lets try a bolt.. put a bolt in the hole that wont thread (smaller than the threads) and this time I went to the store and got a tank of MAP gas.. I heat up the pulley and apply the puller.. start cranking on it.. apply more heat, crank.. then I crank a coulple more times and I hear POP!! and the puller falls off.. I thought maybe I broke the puller but no.. I broke the pulley!!!

so I throw everything across the garage and figure I will work on ti tomarrow since i can't do anytnign else tonight

Got an air compressor from a friend and decided to cut the pulley off because there was no way I was gonna get it off now since the one spot was busted off.. I got the outter part off.. just enough to be able to get the timing cover off.. but now I still have the part of the pulley that goes on the crank remaining.. How do you suppose I can get this part off?? I tried applying the puller again, but no luck.. it just pops off with any kinda pressure.. I can't apply it in the same spots.. and the cut off wheel I have is going to damage the timing gear! I think I am pretty well screwed unless someone has suggestions!! I need them ASAP as I have to use the car to get to class on monday!!! Else I am forced to ride my motorcycle.. don't want that!!

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looks like your going to have to do a lot more grinding trying to cut it in half. do you have a cut off wheel?

 

Yeah, I got one but the timing sproket and the pulley are in such close quarters its nearly impossible to do

 

maybe get something smaller like a dremel . . . gonna take a while but you have little choice

 

Bah.. Too bad I burned up my dremel a while back...

 

have welder?

 

get us a little better pic maybe more light and back a little further... I had a friend that did almost the same thing and want to see if your able to do what we did...

 

I had that problem on my 97 and here is a solution. Drill and tap all 3 arms about in the middle, get a standard puller use the main bolt and rods from the other puller, worked for me here's a couple pics.





Hope that helps.

 

I got it off... I'm effin retarded though.. long story short: The pop I felt/heard was actually the pulley breaking loose and I didn't realise... Yes, laugh laugh.. haha.. So now I need a new harmonic balancer and timing belt cover.. fun fun

 

i would just end up welding a puller onto the pulley, but i also have plenty of spares and a big urge right now to weld sumthing....

make sure that once you are redy to put the pulley back on, put alot of anti sieze on the end of the crank and inside the pulley....if they havent been off in a long time, then they will slowly start to weld themselves together....

what ever happened to the red r/t???