joe5 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Hey there I got an ea82 out of the car i'm gonna crack into but I forgot to loosen the crank pulley bolt before the motor came out. Now there's no fly wheel to grip. I see one option is to hold the cam still with a spanner tool but I don't have one. Any creative ways to hold it still to break it loose? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Take a closed wrench or drill two holes through a piece of steel. Bolt one side to the outside of the block and the other to your flywheel so it can't spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe5 Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 hmmm, well my flywheel is already off but maybe I can still use the same concept is similar way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratman977 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I take it you don't have an air impact? Put an old belt on it and use a big screwdriver to twist it up until its tight then hold the belt while you turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Feed about 3 feet of clean, nylon rope.....though a spark plug hole.....it will jam up the piston when it comes up and allow you to remove the bolt.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I used a rubber strap wrench which worked well for me. You can also make a spanner wrench from a piece of flat steel and 2 bolts, which will work on the cam sprockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Loyale Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) Hey there I got an ea82 out of the car i'm gonna crack into but I forgot to loosen the crank pulley bolt before the motor came out. Now there's no fly wheel to grip. I see one option is to hold the cam still with a spanner tool but I don't have one. Any creative ways to hold it still to break it loose? Thanks in advance I did the very same thing, forgot to loosen before the motor came out. Used an air impact wrench and she came right off. Edited November 7, 2014 by MR_Loyale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I used a rubber strap wrench which worked well for me. You can also make a spanner wrench from a piece of flat steel and 2 bolts, which will work on the cam sprockets. Holding a Cam sprocket to try and stop the crank is asking for belt slippage/damage...........Fine if the belt is junk.....not good if it needs reused. Also.....never do this to tighten the crank bolt with a new belt.......You will ruin the new belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe5 Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 Cool, thanks for all the ideas guys! I'll give it a shot this weekend and report back on how it went Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Holding a Cam sprocket to try and stop the crank is asking for belt slippage/damage...........Fine if the belt is junk.....not good if it needs reused. Also.....never do this to tighten the crank bolt with a new belt.......You will ruin the new belt. duly noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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