frag Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 If the bolt turns freely and nothing is happening - not coming out and not thightening - that means almost nothing is hoding that bolt in there. If any of the threads were engaging, this would not happen. So i really dont understand the idea of using an impact wrench, the starter method or bolt extractor. Those methods are useful when the bolt does'nt budge and is NOT turning. That the opposite of what's happening in your case. Try prying it out lightly with a screwdriver while unscrewing it and see what happens. I would be surprised this need enough pressure to break anything. My 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goobaroo Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 hey neo hows the progress going? hope u had some good luck with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdrsubaru Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 yes yes guys everything is fixed up, the bolt came off by prying it between the belt cover and the pulley , yey!!!! timing belt changed and seals too now next thing are the frnt axles and a paint job paint job will run 300 at maaco for the whole car with clear coat! good deal cheers and thanks everyone for your help Neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 yay!!! you must feel pretty good now, knowing that bad boy came out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 this maybe tha last time that bolt comes out. if you plan on keeping the car, i'd replace every thing behind it now, you may not a second chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 How did you or will you make that bolt stay put now ? What was stripped ? The bolt's threads, the crank's thread, or both ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdrsubaru Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 it was the bolt thread and the pulley, both were messed up. I replaced both plus the crankshaft sprocket. it was a beotch to get it out!! but like i said i had declared war and that thing had to come out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weddes05 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 what ever happened to my pics after the outback struts??? lookin forward to checking it out:grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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