Stuck Crankshaft Pulley

[paulbellefeuille]

I'm in the midst of replacing the timing belt on my '91 Legacy and can't get past removing the crankshaft pulley! I'm using a breaker bar and chain wrench as suggested by the Haynes manual and it's a bear..(insert cuss word here) to remove..

Any help out there would be greatly appreciated!

[lmdew]

Put the breaker bar over on the battery side frame and hit the starter a couple of times. That will break it loose! Works great and you can do it with one hand.

[Gnuman]

Put the breaker bar over on the battery side frame and hit the starter a couple of times. That will break it loose! Works great and you can do it with one hand.

 

NO! Do NOTdo this!!! Have you ever seen a breaker bar slip off a nut while this procedure was being implemented? A buddy of mine ducked out of the way just in time as the breaker bar went through the wood side of the garage they were working in. . . Just missed his head. If you need more torque, you can put a pipe on the end of the breaker bar for more leverage, but a penetrating oil will probably be needed as well.

[Legacy777]

Again....don't do the starter thing.

 

There is an access panel on the bell housing. You can stick a pry bar or something down there and catch one of the openings on the back of the flex plate, which will keep the engine from turning over.

 

Here's a pic

http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru/images/injectors/DCP_2486.JPG

http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru/images/injectors/DCP_2487.JPG

http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru/images/injectors/DCP_2488.JPG

[kmix99]

Yes, a large screw driver in the bell housing access hole works great. If you have a scrap length of pipe to make your breaker bar longer, that helps a great deal too.