Shane Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 why is this so hard to remove? Age? There has been a lot of people over the years struggle with this, myself included, it is very tight. But it all boils down to having the right tool to hold the pulley while the bolt is cracked with lots of leverage. I just looked at the Sealy site and there is nothing that comes close to being man enough to hold the pulley in place for £30. They do a tool designed for a jag that may well be ok if the hole spacing is the same as the Supra pulley, but that's £140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w41k3r Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 http://www.toolshopdirect.co.uk/item.php/site/froogle/sn/VS783 was this item in the link not strong enough as it just bent on a light pull on the big extension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) it was a universal pulley lock up tool it was a long shot but was as described on here like a y shape so went with it but what a load of cr*p and matt h im not sure it must just be age weve tried allsorts the garage will try gunning it of and if not it will be heated up as a last resort OK I guess you are talking about this one: http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilder.asp?gotonode=ViewProduct&method=mViewProduct&productid=14008 It is no-where near strong enough. One of the two garages I took mine to used a massive air gun they used for wheel nuts on 40 ton trucks and it didnt shift it because the pulley wasnt locked. Please dont let them apply heat unless you are going to get them to replace the front oil seal at the same time and are happy to buy a new pulley. After heat has been applied to the get the bolt out, the chances are that you will find the pulley will start to seperate, maybe not right away, but there is a very good chance it will shorten the life left on the pulley once it has been heated. Edited July 22, 2010 by Shane (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 http://www.toolshopdirect.co.uk/item.php/site/froogle/sn/VS783 was this item in the link not strong enough as it just bent on a light pull on the big extension OK, no that wouldnt be strong enough, but its the same principle as the the one I made, Y format and using the holes in the pulley. Has the place you have taken it to got experiance with Supras? If so they will know what to do I am sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w41k3r Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 lol he used to own a gto and i trust him as he lends us his tools ramps ect and is my bros close friend plus my bros working on it to but i so hate this pulley lol yeah as i found out it just isnt strong enough ill see how they get on down there ill update when i hear back from them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 dont give up, i have a tool that was plazma cut from a single piece of 12mm plate steel by j_supra_07 , uber strong and i did the trick for me a few weeks back , i was having the same problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thats very pretty ,May I ask where you acquired that. I dun made it, out of "salvaged" steel from various skips. I borrowed Markssupra's tool many moons ago and measured it up. Its been some 2 years in the making, on and (very) off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Get them into production fella, they will sell like hot cakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I was trying to make it for free, but the steel disc ending up costing me £40 to get turned out from a much bigger chunk. Plus £15 for the shotgun case and about £18 for the foam. There's a factory near me that makes drilling equipment, and they leave all sorts of scrap in the yard. I "liberated" one tube and got a guy to cut a slice off but it just blunted his saw. I tried it on my grinding wheels and it just wore the stone in about 2 secs with no damage to the metal itself. God knows what kind of steel it was, probably Adamantium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Get wolverine to make one lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 (edited) Is your car an auto or manual, i just changed my crankpulley in 15 mins, if its an auto there is a rubber cover you remove on the bellhouseing/autobox where you can insert a locking bar then just undo the crank pulley bolt, simplez:) Its also a standard thread so undo it counter clockwise Edited July 23, 2010 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w41k3r Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 cheers DNK mines a manual think im just one of the unlucky ones with a real tight pulley haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w41k3r Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 Update, well my bro and adam at the garage worked on my car today, they got the pulley of they said it was stupid tight took them a good hour to undo the bolt and get the pulley off my new ones on and will be ready tomoz morn for pick up Thanks for the input and help fellows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BenZagorski Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Is your car an auto or manual, i just changed my crankpulley in 15 mins, if its an auto there is a rubber cover you remove on the bellhouseing/autobox where you can insert a locking bar then just undo the crank pulley bolt, simplez:) Its also a standard thread so undo it counter clockwise Interesting....Need to change my pulley soon. Where is this bellhousing/autobox you speak of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Interesting....Need to change my pulley soon. Where is this bellhousing/autobox you speak of? Behind the engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robzki Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Behind the engine Depending on whether the car is parked East/West or North/South? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Interesting....Need to change my pulley soon. Where is this bellhousing/autobox you speak of? I'd leave it to the professionals if I was you. Why soon, why not now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BenZagorski Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I'd leave it to the professionals if I was you. Why soon, why not now? How hard can it be huh? I know lots of mechanics and they are right idiots - Actually I'm just weighing up whether to do it myself or get a mechanic to do it but it looks pretty simple I'm just not used to the terminology used in cars. If the post had read "The bit that's bolted to the engine that looks a bit like a bell" I'd have known what he mean't. I have the full service manuals anyway just need to dig them out from the dreaded cupboard under the stairs....who knows what lurks within ?!?! Soon because I'm sourcing brand new original Toyota parts which I now have on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaLKeRR Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Trust me im w41k3r's lil bro (Rob) dont bother!! send it to a garage if your planning on getting it changed, it took us like an hour we had a pair of stilsons jammed into the floor and a 4 ft breaker bar and 3 of us hanging on the breaker bar, i mean this bolt was tight!!, if your trying on your own il be surprised if you can do this on the drive, i tried 'ghetto' ways to loosen the bolt before it went to the garage......so yeh go to a garage, source the part yourself though and just ask a decent garage to fit it, oooh and lots of copper slip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BenZagorski Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Trust me im w41k3r's lil bro (Rob) dont bother!! send it to a garage if your planning on getting it changed, it took us like an hour we had a pair of stilsons jammed into the floor and a 4 ft breaker bar and 3 of us hanging on the breaker bar, i mean this bolt was tight!!, if your trying on your own il be surprised if you can do this on the drive, i tried 'ghetto' ways to loosen the bolt before it went to the garage......so yeh go to a garage, source the part yourself though and just ask a decent garage to fit it, oooh and lots of copper slip Garage it is (in fairness it always was going to be) Can't imagine my 4,000,000 piece Halfords socket set will be up to the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Garage it is (in fairness it always was going to be) Can't imagine my 4,000,000 piece Halfords socket set will be up to the job. A wise move, you need a big torque wrench to re tighten the cp bolt, 330 Nm or 243 ft lbs of torque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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