How to remove a Crank Bolt/Harmonic balancer bolt that will not come loose! SUPER TRICK!!
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- In this video we’re gonna show you how to remove a harmonic balancer bolt / crankshaft Bolt Will will not come loose this procedure will work on any vehicle and if the procedure I show you in the video doesn’t work pay attention because I will explain some other ways you can get this thing out without killing yourself and buying a bunch of expensive 🛠 tools !!! It’s so simple it’s sweet.
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Dear Sir,
My boyfriend said and I quote…
“Tell that man that I would follow him to hell and back. I literally spent 4 hours trying to get that GD bolt off, tried everything, swore every other word, my old lady pulls up your video, I’m skeptical but ready to hurt someone, gave it shot, and BAM!!!!! One tap of the ignition bolt loosened right up and I could have saved myself four hours of BS! You Sir are awesome and I will check your channel from here on out!!!”
On a personal note, I the old lady, would like to add that I suggested CZcams about 30 minutes into the 4 hour swear word, tools flying, shit show of a frenzy that was our garage! Thank you for your assistance, you have gained life long followers.
Oh my god that is a great comment definitely if not the best one of the month may be the best one of the year!!!!
Thank you so much put a huge smile on my face at the beginning of the day . Welcome to the channel. The tips and tricks playlist might be your best friend I come up with some pretty ingenious ways of doing things simply.,
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣......that shit is hilarious....only ibe been at mine for 3 days....lmao.....
@@sharpcarcoI have tried this method but my bolt is still stuck... im losing my wits here
Do not hold the bar while someone else cranks. The torque that would be applied would almost certainly cause serious injury. Find a solid contact point to set the breaker bar against or find a different method.
After a half hour of struggling , I found this video...took a few tries, but worked and saved my day from a lot of pain. Thanks!
The moment I saw this I used it and it worked I cranked that key one time could be harder for some other folks but it didn’t work for me until I did that👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
Thank you so much I’ve been trying forever and when I try this it work
This worked superbly!!! Especially after trying many other methods and burning up my spare time. Thanks
Fellow Michigander here..you sir just saved my night! Could not get this bolt off my ‘13 wrangler and was about to put a hole in the wall. Worked like a charm. I owe you one!!
That’s freaking awesome!!! I appreciate the kind words and welcome to the channel neighbor!! One of my many better ideas in this video. But I can’t say they’re all that great .. It’s kind of hit and miss around this place hope you enjoy you ever have a question I answer them all the time..
I was skeptical about this even working, but I had a long breaker bar and an impact socket, so I decided to give it a shot. The starter motor broke that bolt loose on the first try. This was on a 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix with the 3.1 litre engine.
Thanks so much.
You’re really welcome Mark and I can totally understand your skepticism…. I was too, but at that point this was the best solution that I could come up with… and it’s helped hundreds of people so it’s freaking awesome
I guess out of a couple of hundred cool things I’ve done on my channel that people have never thought of before I can be really proud of what I do here and I certainly am, but I take more pride in comments from people like you than my actual successes so when people like you say things like this, it really makes me feel good. Thank you so much.
This worked great for me, was thinking of using the starter to do this but was unsure if it would cause any damage. After watching your video gave it a shot and came off like a charm. Also, video was great short sweet and to the point. Love it keep up the good work.
Thanks so much for your knowledge. Much needed help😊
Thank you for the video
you are the man!!! worked for me bumping the starter!
That’s sweet thanks for the kind words and welcome to the channel we’re happy to have you
That was one of my favorite things I’ve ever figure it out. And it was one of them things that nobody gave me any kind of idea to do you know like other stuff where people will tell you one thing and you just kind of add to it to make it a little bit better.
Thanks much. Worked a treat
I was skeptical at first but it worked like a dream thank you
I'm glad I could help!
Awesome trick absolutely never even thought about this you the man and your wife 😂
Appreciate the tips man
You’re very welcome and welcome to the Channell we’re happy to have you
Clay your trick worked great thank u
Awesome Don glad to hear it brother!!! Welcome to the channel we’re happy to have you!!
This works great, been doing it for years. The best way is to position a long breaker bar between the ground and the passenger frame rail. That way the weight of the breaker bar keeps tension on the bolt. Be sure theres nothing between the bar and the frame. Rotate the bar up to the frame and verify this. Leave an about 2" gap between the frame and the breaker bar. This way the starter has time to fully engage and get some momentum up. Some bolts are really torqued on. Fully relying on the starter from a dead stop and the bar fully braced can damage the starter.
Disconnect the coil/coils or fuel injectors before doing this as the engine can and will start.
This won't work on some Hondas as the engine spins counterclockwise and this will only tighten it even more. Plus, Honda crank bolts are torqued at 600 ft/lbs vs say 160 ft/lbs like this one. They require specific good quality tools a procedures to get them loose.
Also, you DO NOT want to do this on an engine that has a broken timing belt/chain or had jumped time. Cranking the engine just a little bit will bend valves if they aren't already.
Good advice but yeah I didn’t have to worry about that in my situation on the valves being bent more than likely they would’ve already been bent anyways……
You also need to do the bolt back up with appropriate torque.
I have done that on 2.5 Mitsubishi pajero many times works everytime.
Dont need to do it on a 2.8 as it's chain driven 👍
Hope your arm gets better... I wonder if maybe a battery that might need to be charge might work like its a cpmpketle dead battery idk
Omg thank you. Nearly broke my finger but it worked perfectly!!!!!!!!
Well I don’t even wanna ask how you almost broke your finger I think I said you need to leave it up against the frame…….
But that was a super sweet trick I do them all the time in case you’re not a subscriber to my video it’s very hit and miss on my channel but I always try to add a little bit of humor to my videos and sometimes I’m kind of funny I think 🤔
@@sharpcarco let's just say had to get help and they double kicked the starter. I did sub to you though. Been working on a lot of cars lately so definitely gonna keep checking out your channel. 😉
Good looking out Michael we’re very happy to have you. All I can say is if you ever have a question hit me up on clays AC in Auto Repair and I generally answer them within 24 hours and If I don’t know the answer I’ll just tell you.
Most probably 95% of the time I’m going to take an educated mechanical guess but I will also let you know that it’s a guess.
Welcome my brother hopefully we can show you something neat next week!!!
Thank it worked like a charm and you don't do unnecessary talking 😂 your the man!!
Good looking out Georges man I greatly appreciate people like you on my channel and sometimes I piss off people when they have negative things to say that’s why I have a small following but I love having folks like you on my channel because my videos really mean something to you when you watch them and pay attention to what I have to say.
The thing about Auto Repair that people hate is they just wanna know how to do things but they don’t want to understand why they have to do them the way they have to do them which is what I do in my videos how do you scribe not only how but why!!!
Thank you very very much
This was a last resort for me after 1,170 electronic impact wrench, pry bar on a floor jack with extensions (1/2) with map gas heat on the bult with no joy. This worked immediately. Thanks very much!
The way I do is I let the breaker bar dangle I tack the socket on and I let the ground take the impact when I get it wrong usually the body will catch it
I’ve got a 2.7 hyuandai tiburon. We got the bolt out with an impact but the pulley itself will not come out idk if I need a certain tool or if it’s supposed to just come off after you get that bolt out. Anyone have suggestions?
I got a question for you I live in Springfield Missouri I got a mom and dad elderly they have a 96 Toyota Camry and I cannot figure out what is going on with it I've had the time it quite a few times over the last 5 years and put time in belts on it but this time it will not do what it's supposed to would you please holler back at me and I'll give you more detail
Great idea bud I'm sure just about everyone has scap steel laying around 👍
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Thank you so much! Welcome to The Clay Way!
Works so incredibly well! Had someone blip/crank the motor (no coils) and the breaker bar barely shifted.
Nice video and to the point. Mechanic told me that the bolt broke in the 2006 Jeep Liberty diesel. The timing chain needed to be changed. Mechanic forced the bold and it broke. He said the only way to get it out now is to drill it out and then re-tap the threads. Is this true? Is there any other way to get that bolt out? The timing belt is still one but the engine no longer starts. It’s been 4 months. Appreciate any thought or comments on this conundrum. Thanks, Kevin
Well Kevin I’m sorry to hear that dude if the guy thinks he can fix it that way that’s the best way to fix it because the only other way to fix it is to replace the crank which would be much more expensive.
I don’t think I’ve ever broken one of them so I don’t know how that was possible sorry man wish I had better advice
Would you recommend a playing heat to the harmonic balancer if the bolt is off and it's frozen on the crank
Don’t hurt
That should work for my Toyota Camry 1996. V6 my mechanic is breaking tools left and right he said
Great tip but how do you tighten it back up?
Like normal just tighten it as much as you can trying to hold the harmonic balancer as you do it
It will tighten up just by an inertia that doesn’t mean you don’t have to try to tighten it up…….
@@sharpcarco Thanks
I am replacing my head gasket, but work stopped when I got to trying to remove the crankshaft bolt. I liked this idea, and I tried it, but it didn't work for me. I have my serpentine belt off, so as to keep all starter power on the crankshaft and not lose any power turning any other pulley. My Jeep has been sitting for a couple of weeks, and although the lights and electronics come on seemingly normal, I suspect that my battery may not be strong enough. I will charge my battery and try it again, I would expect this to work. I will also set my socket with the breaker bar a couple inches away from the part of the chassis that is going to provide the hold, so if it doesn't loosen it by activating the starter with the breaker bar against the sidewall, having the breaker bar hit the wall after moving a couple inches should do the trick. I just hope after removing the center bolt that I don't have equal frustration trying to remove the crankshaft pulley itself. Thanks for this trick - I am hoping this will work after topping off the battery!
It will work. Personally since making this video, one time, I had somebody hold the starter while I did it and it actually worked. But be careful doing that do that at your own risk but if you use your head, you won’t have a problem
Is it possible to bend a piston on a 2004 honda dmx using this method? Why or why not? Thanx for your time!
Depends on the rotation of the bolt and the rotation of the engine. If it is a reverse thread bolt you cannot do this if the engine is also intended to operate counter clockwise.
No it is standard righty tightly lefty loosy crankshaft bolt so it shouldn't bend one in this case , correct?
Unfortunately I am unable to do this since my Jeep WK is push button start, no key to bump.
Any tips for rethreading a crank using a helicoil?
I don’t recommend that I would make it larger before I put a Healy coil in a crank bolt
@@sharpcarco Fingers crossed.
What did you remove to ensure the vehicle didnt start? Fuel fuse?
You answered your own question
What did u do to torque it back into spec?
Depends on the situation but usually I just use my instinct and an air IMPAC , but you would have to get up underneath the vehicle and hold the fly wheel If you physically wanted to torque it down
So what if oil is puddling behind that shaft seal, and oil is caked all over the sensor and general area? Would that mess with the crankshaft sensor ability to read? And does that mean oil is leaking from the inside seal near the timing belt?
Normally that won’t mess with The sensors because the sensors work off of magnetics.
I suppose it’s possible but obviously you need to replace that seal so it doesn’t do that
@@sharpcarco great thanks!
I HAVE AN 08 GRAND MARQUIS LS AND I'M CHANGING THE TIMING COVER AND I UNSCREW HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT, THE HARMONIC KEPT TURNING UNTIL I FOUND A PLACE TO LOOSEN THE BOLT AND WHEN I'M DONE REPLACING THE TIMING COVER, SHOULD I PUT THE CHAIN BACK ON ITS MARK BEFORE TO START THE ENGINE? Please help me
Set your timing chain up before you fit the cover,all timing marks can be seen
Which way do you turn the crankshaft bolt to loosen it ? On a 2003 Dodge dakota slt v6 3.9
Counter clockwise
Thank You so much for your help. Have a great night.
I have a second Question? What size of socket do I need for the crankshaft bolt? Sorry for bothering you again.
Not bothering me but unfortunately I don’t know off the top of my head because of a couple different reasons I don’t keep that memory and I don’t know what kind of car does. They’re all gonna be different. Make sure you exhaust all the other methods of removing the bowl before you use this one. This is a 30 second video. There was a particular reason why I did this procedure on this particular vehicle.
It should not be necessary for most vehicles in. It definitely is not a lifestyle.
Another youtuber has also suggested the long handle and tap the starter suggestion for loosening the nut.
Yeah it’s an old trick not surprising
Does this work for a 2017 nissan titan 5.6?
I’m certain it will….
Well my mom's son burnt up in a house and Harris moter in Macalester sold my mom a lemon we into the engine and found new bolts engine is full of sludge and burnt oil we need your help
Okay so what if the engine is already out the vehicle and 90% torn down already? Cause I can't even get an impact to get it out
i have a 2004 hyundai sonata and this did not work. any other suggestions?
Well is the starter still hooked up? You can always try to hold the breaker bar and engage the starter at the same time make sure you’re using a large breaker bar so you have leverage it’s kind of unsafe that’s why I did not recommend it in the Video but it is often the way that I end up doing it
@@sharpcarco we did that too. we have a compressor with 240 psi and it will not budge. we have tried everything on the internet that's available. thanks for your reply. appreciate it.
Ok
Tried this and did not work for me. I had to take the oil pan off and place a breaker bar between the crank shaft and the block.
35 dollars is worth it for this job to spend it do not know how this guy did not think about installing the HB, I want to know how did you installed and torqued the crank bolt.
Torque wrench… how else ? Would I have done it ….
@@sharpcarco sure but how did you hold the crankshaft to torque the bolt.
@@thecarfixchannel3046 they make tools that hold the flywheel. Some instances you actually have to remove the starter some work without removing the starter. They also make spanner wrenches. That you can put on the harmonic balancer just depends on the different make or model.
Personally me the simplest way to do it screwdriver and flywheel
Bro, the arm... Got the same problem I bet.... Have had for over a year now too which sucks.... Don't have insurance, so I won't go to Dr.... Plus, not trying to have them false positive test me for Plandemic and get thrown on a ventilator, good riddance..
Have u figured out your arm?? My issue happened when lifting a massive heavy box my wife was shipping to Philippines family members... It just like failed and pain set in.... Only will hurt after lifting now, but something definitely is wrong.... Just curious to see if you had that looked at yet
Actually I had some tendon stretching and I needed to do physical therapy luckily there better but oh my God I thought it was going to fall off……. And it was flipping crazy at first it was my right arm and as soon as that arm got better it moved to my left arm the exact same pain I finally went to the doctor and they told me I had arthritis which was a bunch of bullshit….. I am very sorry to say though I did fall for the plan Demic at the beginning as well….. i’m over that bullshit I went back to my real life after about two weeks of being home.
By the way I did not go to physical therapist I just did different things to work my arm and eventually it went away from the right one and then it went to the left on which was terrible but I knew how to deal with it so I dealt with it. And they’re both all better now I can reach over my head with both arms but for a while it was really really scary
Is it possible to bend a piston on a 2004 Honda DMx using this method? Why or why not, is it possible & thanx for your time!
So, don't start the car up, completely? Just jerk the key? Nice trick, by the way.
Thanks man I appreciate the kind words
No I don’t think you wanna start it up completely.
And since then when I needed to use this trick I actually disable the ignition system meaning no spark…. And I held onto the ratchet after I knew which direction the engine would turn while the starter was engaged. And it came right out I didn’t want to put that in the video because I didn’t want people getting hurt but it worked better than bumping the key in some situations
remove all the spark plugs before you do this (keeps the engine from starting up as well as releases all fuel and air that would other wise get into and over pressure your valves and bend the valves or the push rods and create a bigger problem), and pull the fuel pump fuse, and use a large cheater pipe over the end of the breaker bar if you can't lock down the breaker bar to something solid like the frame or a motor mounting bracket out of the way to block the breaker bar from flying all around should things go bad. with the cheater pipe some one or something solid an immovable is going to have to hold the cheater pipe on the breaker bar.
Yes, while you were skipping through the video, I did mention these things…. But thank you for re-affirming what I already said in the video.
Hey I need help
Everyone needs help once in a while in their life.
I couldnt use my left arm for 6 months after getting my covid shot.
Sorry to hear that Juan 😓
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You show a ton of goodwill- BUT- God forbid the engine starts! You do not mention disabling the ignition?
Ok
Worst case it would just spin the bolt off completely....save you a couple turns mabye....
He actually did mention to use some method to make sure the car does not start. I remove the igniter/coil wire. It won't start then.
So....thanks man! Now i got a stripped bolt thanks to you.....what am i gonna do now?
Tried your idea and it stripped the bolt and i was holdin it flush while my family member taped the egnition...
Saving yoyr channel name because if my cars screwed ill be finding a way to contact ya..
I find this comment hilarious….
First off you skipped through the video it’s 100% obvious by your comment which means you didn’t listen to the video…
Then on top of that the only way that you could’ve stripped that bolt off would be if you used the wrong socket. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to deduce that you often go around blaming others for your troubles. You should really consider taking the blame for your own situations.
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Key words - use your heads people. This is such bad advice for DIY non mechanics as it's not really safe. You should have done what the typical pro does, buy the tool and pass the cost on to the customer as " shop supplies."
Lol you do know this is a recommended service procedure, correct? Anyways, still appreciate the algorithm bump nonetheless
It's easy for you to say. Most of us don't want to pay an arm and a leg to have it done.
@@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782 Doing a job yourself saves a TON of money on labor so buy the best parts and even sometimes buy or borrow a specialty tool if needed. Sure, you will find videos of guys using this technique successfully, but the guys that screwed up doing this aren't going to post a video showing their unsuccessful attempt, which CAN be dangerous. You are only going to see the best of outcomes posted on CZcams. Be physically safe, not a cheapskate.
Are you trying to break someone s arm off do not hold wrench with your hand people when bumping starter put against frame.🙏🫵