front pulley -need advice

my sons supras front pulley has come loose and the belt has come off any advice on what we should do .does the rad need to come out to re torque it and are there any special tools needed .

btw the pulley hasnt broken its still intact

thanks in advance for any help---dave

the pulley hasnt broken its still intact

If you do a search for threads with Crank Pulley in the Titles, and Show Results as Threads you will find everything you need to know.

Good luck Dave.

Even though it may not look broken it will be, the 2 halves will have split

Im afraid its time for a new pulley.

IIRC Rad needs to be removed, you will also need a special took to retorque the new one down.

where does it break it looks like the pulley nut has just come loose .and the pulley has sliped forward . are the two pulleys on the crank joined then? timing belt pulley and the front one ??

where can i get a new pulley MR T or does someone on here do them.

The pulley has a bolt rather than a nut, Dave. It's supposed to be a single piece pulley but sometimes the outer ring separates from the inner part.

Can you take a photo of it for us to see better?

£220 (ish) plus VAT from toyota or circa £140 from 'Nic the import pimp' if you can wait 5/6 weeks

you can leave the rad on

And as you've an auto you should be able to get the nut off using the starter trick and do it up by jamming up the viscous coupling with a suitable wedge shaped tool at the back of the engine.

And as you've an auto you should be able to get the nut off using the starter trick and do it up by jamming up the viscous coupling with a suitable wedge shaped tool at the back of the engine.

can you explain that please class one m8 thanks

my mate works a A.T.S and he said if he can get the airgun on it you wont need a special tool to hold the crank is this right ?

just pm.d a fellow called hodge who can supply them for £30

I think Doug means Torque Converter rather than Viscous Coupling.

 

just pm.d a fellow called hodge who can supply them for £30

Yeh I wouldn't bother with that if I were you

That'll be the one Jake.

To get the bolt off the crank pully damper you'll find that it is done up FT.

As yours is an auto you'll need to jam on a socket and wrench and wedge that into something solid like the ground so it wont moveit and have someone else turn the car over for about 0.2 of a second. That should loosen it up enough to get off.

To do the new one up tight enough, as its an auto you can't lock up the engine via the gearbox. Therefore at the back you'll find the TC, using a wedged shaped long enough tool you should be able to jam that up whilst doing up the crank damper. This will need to be done up very FT.

It's a bit of a pain, but if you know, or your mate knows what he's doing the he should be able to manage it. Don't buy a cheap damper. Only buy a MR T one.

I've just bought one of these and planned to do it myself. I think I might just take it to one of those men in overalls. They need to do my rear suspension arms too.

That'll be the one Jake.

 

To get the bolt off the crank pully damper you'll find that it is done up FT.

 

As yours is an auto you'll need to jam on a socket and wrench and wedge that into something solid like the ground so it wont moveit and have someone else turn the car over for about 0.2 of a second. That should loosen it up enough to get off.

 

To do the new one up tight enough, as its an auto you can't lock up the engine via the gearbox. Therefore at the back you'll find the TC, using a wedged shaped long enough tool you should be able to jam that up whilst doing up the crank damper. This will need to be done up very FT.

 

It's a bit of a pain, but if you know, or your mate knows what he's doing the he should be able to manage it. Don't buy a cheap damper. Only buy a MR T one.

Its got to be worth a try using this method, loads of people on here have done it this way and it's been fine. But in my case it wouldnt budge using the starter. I then tried several air guns at tyre places and still wouldn't budge, I ended making a tool.

Chris sz also had simular problems I recall. Got to be worth a try first, but be prepared to find, borrow, make or steal a tool. Sims toyota in Northampton dont even have a tool! They rely soley on the method Doug describes, but even they end up taking the car to a lexus dealer who has the correct tool sometimes. There is a guy on here who will lend you a tool, he does it by post. If you get stuck let me know and I will find his details.

Dave, pm me if you need to borrow tool to lock crank pulley. It just bolts on the front and locks against chassis rail in engine bay.

Click on the crank pulley link in my sig and you will find a picture of it.

Dave, pm me if you need to borrow tool to lock crank pulley. It just bolts on the front and locks against chassis rail in engine bay.

 

Click on the crank pulley link in my sig and you will find a picture of it.

That's the guy I am talking about!

Dave, pm me if you need to borrow tool to lock crank pulley. It just bolts on the front and locks against chassis rail in engine bay.

 

Click on the crank pulley link in my sig and you will find a picture of it.

thats a very good guide mate can you say where the best place to get a new pulley from the one on has split

Has yours split then Dave? (I may have missed an update)

my bottom pulley has done the same, it splits from the rubber vibration damper in the middle. i got new pulley from ebay for £30 light weight one!

Molak, not sure those lightweight ones are any good though. The toyota one is designed to dampen out the crankshaft vibrations.

Gets ready to be

Sims Toyota in Northampton don't even have a tool! ......they end up taking the car to a Lexus dealer who has the correct tool......

Take Markssupras tool into the dealership with you then ask

"Where's your tool?"

(Service Manager) "What f@*()ing tool?"

I'll leave you to imagine the rest...