GSGALLANT

It also works for the 3.0 and the 3.4, but again, you can't use that method to torque it back up, so in my mind, I don't understand why somebody would bother doing it that way.

surf4runner

interesting way to use hydraulics!

after breaking 2 impact guns + a few sockets, mine was chiseled off.

Dam-it-wicks

Does any one know how to remove a Crank pulley bolt that has lost its threads and turning and would not come out? please help

mt_goat

Dang, that sounds like a nightmare. So its turning but won't back out? Have you tried prying with a big screwdriver while turning lefty loosey?

ayoung101

another trick is one i used to get a stuck lug nut loose once. it might work for the crank bolt too. put on the breaker bar/ratchet with the bar off to the right, put a jack underneath the bar. lift the jack. the bar goes up with the jack, forcing the bolt counter-clockwise with a lot more force than your bicep could give. you're gonna have to have it in gear with someone stomping on the brakes for this. i can take a picture of you don't follow what i'm saying.

Dam-it-wicks

I have tried Pryng but no answer. Can ayoung101 send me picture as I cannot undestand

mt_goat

Are you sure the crank is not turning and the bolt is? I don't think ayoung101 was even answering your question, your problem doesn't seem to fit his suggestion.

ayoung101

maybe i misunderstood your problem, but i took it to mean that you just can't get the crank pulley bolt broken loose so you can remove your pulley. the method i described was not for a crank pulley bolt, but it MIGHT work. i mean, a stuck bolt/nut is a stuck bolt/nut. so this is what i did one time with a stuck lug nut. i just used the power of a hydraulic jack to force the bolt/nut to turn instead of using muscle power. in the case of a crank pulley bolt, on any engine where the crankshaft isn't locked up, doing this will easily turn over the entire engine before loosening the bolt. which is why i said to put the trans into 5th gear (assuming stick shift) and have someone hold the brake pedal so nothing can turn except the bolt. good luck. if you have any other questions, PM me, cuz i might not see that you asked otherwise.

ayoung101

yeah my bad i was answering the ORIGINAL question of the thread, not your question about the stripped bolt. upon re-reading it, i noticed that this thread is 2 years old. hahaha, why are we still talking about it? as for you, i'd recommend starting your own thread. sorry i can't help more.