Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hi to the forum
Does any one know how to stop the crankshaft from rotating whilst trying to undo the front pully bolt of my AUTOMATIC td42.

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Nigel

the best way to remove the bolt is to get a big breaker bar and wedge it somewhere secore opposite to engine rotation and crank the engine a bit and it should crack the nut very easy to do if you understand me, use the startor motor to undo the nut.

OR--remove starter motor and put a wedge in flywheel to prevent rotation.

Nick

Woop wrote:OR--remove starter motor and put a wedge in flywheel to prevent rotation.

Nick

like a big flat blade screwdriver in a tooth

InSanE wrote:the best way to remove the bolt is to get a big breaker bar and wedge it somewhere secore opposite to engine rotation and crank the engine a bit and it should crack the nut very easy to do if you understand me, use the startor motor to undo the nut.

make sure you disconect the ignition system or injector pump to prevent the motor from firing.

it doesnt realy matter if it fires just turn it off quickly wont do any harm on a td42 i have removed 100's of balancer nuts that way without a problem. it is the easiest and most hassle free way to do it

Wouldn't it be safer to just use an impact wrench? Either an air or even one of those 12V electric types would remove the nut easily without risking damage to abything.

Richard.

yea thats fine if u want to pull the radiator and condensor out to get a rattle gun in there its simple and easy to use the starter and braker bar

Thanks to every ones help.
I kicked it over with the socket and breaked bar and that did the trick.

Regards



Nigel