I was changing my ac/ps and alt belts the other day and i noticed that my carnkshaft pulley was really loose. it wobbles a good bit. I tried to get the 19 mm bolt off, but there is little room in there, so i couldnt get it off. So, would it be ok if i just left the pulley how it is and put tha new belts on?
thanks
should get it looked at, too much vibration might snap the crank pulley bolt and thats some deep poo you'll be in if youre driving at a good speed
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I don't know if it was loose prior to that or not.
If the crank pulley comes off, there is a good chance the car will go out of time because there is a key that locks the timming belt pulley to the crankshaft.
If you drive it, drive very easy, and only to a mechanic to get it looked at.
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well, how do i get tha bolt off then? there isnt much room between tha bolt and the wheel well to get a bigger wrench on there. I tried to get the bolt off from the top with an extension, but i cant get enough torque on it. What should i do? And once i get the bolt off, then what should i look for, like what would be wrong?
do i have to use tha honda pulley too to get tha pulley out or not.....cant i just hold tha flywheel, and loosen tha bolt? Do u think tha pulley is bad or what?
1. Have a friend hold the flywheel with a long flat head screw driver through the transmission hole used to monitor timing. It's on the transmission housing
2. Use a 2 foot 3/4" extension from sears with a breaker bar.
3. Place a 4 foot fence pipe over the breaker bar and try to break torque.
I remember seeing a post w/ a vid of someone breaking torque on the crank pulley. I think it was 4biddens
Edit: you don't need to use the crank pully removal tool - it might be easier to use one. But a rachet and socket is fine.
thanks....ill try that tomorrow....but, do u think the pulley is bad, or is it just tha washer in tha bolt thats broke, causing the bolt to tighten and the pulley to wobble? What else could it be?
you can actually access it from the driver's side wheel well too if I remember correctly. If there isn't a flap like there was on my old Prelude, you can just try to fold back or remove the liner... maybe
nah its all sheet metal or whateva it is. Im gonna try and get tha bolt off today.....but i dont kno what could b wrong after i get tha bolt off....any ideas?
well i couldnt get tha bolt off with a 3/8 in drive and a pipe over tha rachet......since the wheel well is covering the bolt....do i hav to drop tha engine and if so, how do i do that?
yea the problem is that the wheel well covers the bolt so i cant get a bigger wrench on it.....i have to come from the top with a pipe to get it.....and that wit a 3/8 drive rachet......and that wont provide enough torque to break it......so do i have to cut a lil bit of the wheel well to get to tha bolt or what?
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