jjenks0

Any ideas on how to remove a stuck timing gear from the crankshaft?

eric-the-red

I pried mine off with 2 big screwdrivers. Put one on each side with the tips behind the gear, pad the block with some rags and push back on the handles. That moved it far enough to get a small puller in there to finish the job.

snap-on

same hear (screwdriver)

but watch it, the oil pump (directly behind the gear, what your prying against) is AL and in theory you COULD crack it.

both the ones ive taken off werent stuck on THAT hard.

subliminaltrips

ill 3rd the screwdriver trick. also a little fine grit sandpaper on the little key in the crankshaft make it alot easier to get it back on. mostly just enough to remove any burs.

eric-the-red

He may know his 22re's just fine but the original post was about a 3.0 V6, where you don't have to remove the oil pump to get at the timing gear.

snap-on

well as he specificly didnt say... i suppose it could be either... but the sig lists the 3vze

and the 3vze has an oil pump mounted to the front of the block, then the crank gear, then a retainment washer for the TB, then you have to put on a black plastic cover, then comes the crank pully, then a big arse bolt that needs 180ftlbs.

and this is what happens when you dont get the crank pully on correcly



trust ME i know my 3.slow

ovrrdrive

Yep, I should have caught that... I was just feeling like being a smartass for some reason.

I even read the post a few times too. Sheesh, guess I was up too late.

eric-the-red

I have one like that too, I keep it in the garage as a reminder not to rush and double check things

Chuki

^^^ That'll happen if I don't torque the crankshaft bolt down to 180ft-lbs?

My torque wrench I think only goes up to 150.

Makiahblue

Just ran into this issue, what’s the fix?

BBQ Tables

I can't believe you found an 18 year old thread to post this question in!
I guess that shows how rare this issue is with the crank woodruff key and the timing belt sprocket.
If your crank looks like that, you might be able to just replace the key and the gear and get it going again.
If you have a lot of wear on the crank snout where the balancer sits, you should replace the crank (and balancer).
The damage on the end of the crank is actually more worrisome than the woodruff key and the sprocket.

Makiahblue

y’all are amazing!!! I’m 23 and running into this ˟˟˟˟ back to back and couldn’t find any info