i recently bought a UDP bc my stock pulley started walking in on itself and busted the alt belt and since then while trying to loosen the crankshaft pulley bolt i have snapped the head off of a 1/2 inch ratchet, have busted a 1/2 socket open(flaring it out) snapped a 3/8 inch impact wrench extension in half bought a electric impact wrench (240 ft/lb rated) and almost wore it out in one night and have been spraying pb blaster on it every 4 hours for 3 days before doing all of this. I'm to the point of wanting to burn the damn thing to the ground and just buy another car.. i have a guy that is willing to do the work but it will cost me 150 bucks and he cant even get to it for another week and i really dont want to have to wait another week and pay someone else to work on it.. any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.. please help me

 

have you tried using the engine to loosen the bolt using the crank power?

also i had this problem with the engine out of the car. heated the crap out of the bolt used a cheater bar and it came loose. took me a week. did all the same things as you and broke many renches lol

 

A good quality 6 point 1/2 inch impact socket and a strong pneumatic impact gun. If you need to use an extension, make sure it's as short as possible.

The right tool is all you'll need.

 

I just did this saturday and the absolute easiest way is to put a 1/2 breaker bar on the bolt and crank the engine one quick time and it will come right off.

 

Use a 6 point impact socket and a good breaker bar. You need better tools; craftsman, proto, snap on, or Mack.

 

yeah funds are tight and i ended up getting a chicago tools 1/2 inch drive electric impact wrench i have tried putting a breaker bar(about 4ft long) and when i wrenched down on it and it snapped the extension that ihad to use to get it to reach outside the fender its the 2nd extension that i have snapped trying a breaker bar... but i havent used the crank power to break it loose .. so i just put a the breaker bar on it and hold it still and have someone bump the motor over? is that what im gathering out of what yall are telling me?

 

Yup put the breaker bar on the bolt so that the end is toward the front of the car. You dont have to hold it because it will the ground or the front bumper and the the bolt will loosen. You dont have to fully crank the car one quick crank will do it.

 

Place the handle of the breaker bar against the bottom of the sub frame or something solid. On the ground will work as long as your not on stands or a jack.

 

ok well i jsut tried to use the breaker bar against the ground facing out the front of the car.. and broke another socket and i cant afford to keep breaking sockets and ratchets.. any other suggestions.. or do i need to go ahead and have the guy work on it? (i really want to be able to fix it myself instead of paying someone else to do it)

 

If you dont have the tools take it someone who does. Buying the right tools would be cheaper than paying a mech. You dont want to use a thin wall chrome socket, you need a thick, heavy walled socket like an axle shaft socket.

 

i was using a impact wrench socket (which i thought were stronger then normal chrome sockets) i propped up the breaker bar and got in the car and bumped it once and i didnt hear any kinf of banging so i thought maybe it had loosened it... went to check on it and turns out i had sheared the head off the socket

 

bring it to a mechanic. your just going to hurt yourself.

 

dito. You need the proper impact gun, with the proper socket, with proper air supply aswell, or you may never get that bolt off. If you insist on doing the work ur self than i suguest that you have the local shop break it loose for you ,and your all set.

 

so how do i get the car from the "local shop" to where i live without driving the car? i mean there is one that is just maybe a mile away but pretty sure i dont want to drive the car from there to the house with a loose crankshaft pulley bolt

 

Wow I've done this everytime I've swapped a motor or replaced a pulley and never broke a ratchet. I suggest you take it somewhere and let them do it.

 

3/4 impact with a high flow air hose ftw. Its what I use on honda crank bolts, and those are notorious for their stubborness. First clack and their off. Right tool for the job.