I've started the teardown on the Tornado engine to replace the oil pump drive gear. Looking for help in getting the Crankshaft pulley bolt broke free. What's a good way to keep the engine from turning.
Thanks.
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I've started the teardown on the Tornado engine to replace the oil pump drive gear. Looking for help in getting the Crankshaft pulley bolt broke free. What's a good way to keep the engine from turning.
Thanks.
After thinking about it some, I made a brace out of a scrap piece of lumber. Used a hole saw to cut out the center hole and bought 2 1/2? bolts to bolt it to the harmonic balancer. Let the lumber rest against the passenger side fender. Then used a 3/4? drive breaker with a 2 foot cheater bar. Broke free without too much strain. Might work for someone else.
Sounds like you are on your way to a fix. Good idea..
Thanks. Does anyone know why that gear gets chewed up? The only thing I could come up with is the oil pump gets loose and the gears don't engage properly.
Check to see if the distributor rotates freely.
That can put stress on the crank gear if the distributor shaft/bushing hasn't been lubricated enough through the years.
Will do. I'm getting ready to start putting this back together. I was checking the fit of the oil pump and distributor in the timing cover on the bench. There is some wear in the shaft hole where the distributor mounts. Like a small groove. Nothing major and no burrs, but I was wondering about honing that out smooth?