Hitting a breaker bar with a 3-pound hammer should knock it loose, but
impact is easier. I had my engine out and the pan off so I was able to
block the crank and just turn with the 2 foot long breaker bar.
Les Myer
At 07:51 AM 11/22/97 -0800, you wrote:
>I bought mine at a used tool place for $11.95. It is a 1/2" drive.
>The best way to get the nut off is with an impact wrench if you have
>access to one.
>I had a trailer around at the time, pushed the Sprite onto it, drove to an
>LBC mechanic, backed the trailer and Ryder truck into the yard, jacked up
>the engine on top of the trailer, removed the nut, went back home. All in
>110F heat - what a pain...
>Had I thought of dropping the pan and chocking the crank in the block, I
>might have gotten it off myself with a breaker bar.
>
>Ulix (the socket fits the steering wheel nut too...)
>
>
>On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Daniel Thompson wrote:
>
>> Tyson Sherman wrote:
>> >
>> > How does one such as I go about removing the nut
>> > on the crankshaft pulley on my 73 Midget? Better
>> > yet, where might I get a socket large enough. I think
>> > it's 1- 5/16" but I can't find one anywhere.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Tyson Sherman
>> > http://www.tecinfo.com/~tsherman
>>
>> I borrowed a socket and ratchet large enough form a guy who works in the
>> steel industry (assembling industrial ducts), so they are available. Had
>> to use a lot of heat and a lot of muscle to get the darn thing off.
>>
>> You might try to borrow from your local mechanic, maybe slip him 10
>> bucks.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Daniel Thompson
>>
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> '67 Sprite
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