Crankshaft pulley

[snapper]

How the fuck do you get the pulley off? Tried it with a breakers bar and it just turns the engine. Tried holding it at the camshaft bolt but the camshaft bolt just undoes itself instead!

It's a mk2 1.4i and the waterpump is buggered. Any help appreciated!

[burgo]

put the car on the floor put it in gear and then use a braker bar

[snapper]

Cheers! Solved it another way - wedge breaker bar on car body whilst attached to the bolt, spin starter over.

RESULT!

[Snowface]

, sounds dangerous.

Could always get a long bar and hit with hammer.

Or 'air tools' :D

[Adam]

Yeah, just get the breaker bar tight to the ground, and flick the starter on.
Works everytime.

Just make sure you tighten it back up enough :wink:

[_JH_]

or lock the flywheel using an allen key like most non cowboys

you can get a purpose made tool from draper for a few quid which'll lock the fly in a similar way too.

[snapper]

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Haha, thing is I can't get anywhere to get any tools so I've got to make do with what I've got! I'll probably tighten up the pulley bolt as much as I can myself then take it to a garage to get them to torque it up good and proper :D

[Adam]

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Haha, thing is I can't get anywhere to get any tools so I've got to make do with what I've got! I'll probably tighten up the pulley bolt as much as I can myself then take it to a garage to get them to torque it up good and proper :D

I managed to get a breaker bar to tighten it through the top of the engine bay, theres not much room underneath to turn a socket and bar.