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As I found, the engine also has to be tilted up to remove the pulley when it’s on the car—an unfortunate design flaw. <br><br><br><div class="yahoo-signature"><a style="font-size:12px" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</a><br></div><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(132, 115, 255); padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;">On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 8:54 PM, Bob Spidell via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div dir="ltr">I bought a 3/4" pneumatic impact wrench from Harbor Freight for this <br clear="none">one-time (hopefully) job (ran it at 100psi IIRC). Rad has to be out, of <br clear="none">course.<br clear="none"><div class="yqt1125641738" id="yqtfd54120"><br clear="none">On 2/19/2025 9:34 AM, Roger Grace wrote:<br clear="none">> I am struggling on a BJ8 engine to break the front pulley nut.<br clear="none">> It is quite a recent rebuild so suspect Loctite or similar is maybe <br clear="none">> the culprit.<br clear="none">> Locking tab/cup is definitely free<br clear="none">> Using the proper size 1/2 x 1 11/16 socket.<br clear="none">> Flywheel end securely locked via long bar onto solid concrete<br clear="none">> Tried:<br clear="none">> Long Crescent wrench and pounding<br clear="none">> Breaker bar with 26 in total leverage - just bends<br clear="none">> Electric impact wrench - had no expectations really<br clear="none">> Air impact tool with supposed 800ft lbs (?) of loosening torque<br clear="none">> 1/2 in impact tool that pounded with 4 lb hammer<br clear="none">> Some heat from a propane source. Probably needs proper Oxy Acet heat ?<br clear="none">> Any thoughts ideas appreciated.and please not that it should be CC !<br clear="none">> rg<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Support Team.Net <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rmarkovich@aol.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rmarkovich@aol.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>
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