sonic Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 I thought posting in general would get as many people seeing this and it's not really engine or even model Pacific Trying to do a water pump change on the faff , I need to remove my bottom end pully yet the bloody thing will not budge , I have car in gear ( reverse ) , wheel off but a bar wedged between wheel nuts and jammed into the floor to prevent the hub turning , but no matter what I do the bastard will NOT move , using a 19mm with a big breaker bar , I have no buzz gun and due to various oil lines being off I can't use the starter motor to jar it loose , any ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINY Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 best way and the way i do it every time is, jam a breaker bar either on the ground or up in the chassis then give the key a wee flick over i had the mates van mount compresor jacked up to 170 psi and still wouldnt shift it fs my fancy rattle gun cried when i tried it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aburgess Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Sounds like you are doing all the right things, other than get Ed China around to help I think it will come down to more leverage as seen on wheeler dealers. So dependant on how much space you have under it you need a longer bar and constant pressure and it will eventually give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic Posted August 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Yeah I went old skool , charged bat up , jammed breaker bar on , turned key , 2 turns and it spun Keep watching guys , I may sort this out before we leave Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 If anyone else wants to try the "starter method" to remove the pulley bolt, remember to disconnect the HT coil first so the engine doesn't start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuga2112 Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 what happened to the old scaffolding tube trick ? another idea that i had, although it depends on car, is that you can raise the car, put the breaker bar on the pulley with the end near the floor, and then let the weight of the car crack the nut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINY Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 But with celica,s Every nut and bolt will fight you to the death lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuga2112 Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 But with celica,s Every nut and bolt will fight you to the death lol So far none has been a major issue in neither of mine.... but when you mess around with a 25 year old lotus as a project car... probably your definition of "Major" changes a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavegod Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 to undo the crak bolt on my v6 nothing would budge it till i got the 1" air gun on the job :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Chris_ Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 But with celica,s Every nut and bolt will fight you to the death lol Not true. The vast majority will undo with fingers once they've been cracked & done the first 1/2 turn. Unless you have a very unlucky one that's been kept at the seaside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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