3vze crank bolt. Here we go
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3vze crank bolt. Here we go
So I am having some strange issues with the crank bolt removal in my 95 3VZE. I am using a fan clutch removal tool very much like the tool that the dealer uses to hold the harmonic balancer in place and a 1/2 inch drive 3/4 6 point socket on a 24 braker bar to turn it.
So here is the strange part. The bolt turned probably 2 full rotations counter clockwise with only miner effort and then started to show more and more resistance. I have probably backed the bolt off 5 full rotations now and there is a lot of resistance. Like I am pulling with both hands and struggling. I can add a pipe for more leverage but don't want to snap the bolt in the crank. I do have impacts but my AC condenser is still in place..
And advice is welcome
So here is the strange part. The bolt turned probably 2 full rotations counter clockwise with only miner effort and then started to show more and more resistance. I have probably backed the bolt off 5 full rotations now and there is a lot of resistance. Like I am pulling with both hands and struggling. I can add a pipe for more leverage but don't want to snap the bolt in the crank. I do have impacts but my AC condenser is still in place..
And advice is welcome
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Apply some WD-40 or other penetrating oil and turn it back in a turn, or two.
Then see what you've got.
Usually if you grease em up and go back and forth a little, they will loosen up.
Then see what you've got.
Usually if you grease em up and go back and forth a little, they will loosen up.
Last edited by millball; 07-20-2016 at 04:28 PM.
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I've spent a solid 15 minutes of continuous back and forth turning just getting a spark plug out without ripping out the aluminium threads in the head. This sounds like a similar situation on a larger scale. Patience here is your friend. If you think all that back and forth turning is a pain, wait until you try drilling it out after it snaps off because you got impatient.
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As everyone else mentioned take it slow and easy, you will get it.
2 of the threaded holes in my heads for the camshaft caps stripped out today, one in each head,:-( :-( Trying to find a heli-coil kit in this town is a painful process.
Cheers
Andy
2 of the threaded holes in my heads for the camshaft caps stripped out today, one in each head,:-( :-( Trying to find a heli-coil kit in this town is a painful process.
Cheers
Andy
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