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"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake) 03/07/2015 at 19:44 • Filed to: None

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So today I set out to replace the hood latch cable and timing belt. Nothing went well

The hood latch cable wasnt too bad to replace, but once replaced it was really hard to pull. So hard that Midengineer broke the handle. Then a little bit ago I was testing it again, and after opening it once the next time it was hard to pull and...SNAP! Something slipped or broke, now it won't open. So I get to take the bumper off again! Fffffffuuuuu

Then the timing belt. Generally speaking disassembly went okay, we had some difficulty with the AC compressor belt but got it off. Everything was going swimmingly until the crank pully...

This is not a Honda pully. The tool to remove a honda pully is useless. We could not get the pully bolt to come loose.

After running out of ideas and justifying it based on the good condition of the belt, we said fuck it. Put the car back together. We'll tackle the timing belt some other time, hopefully using a better impact wrench to get it loose.

Replaced the spark plugs and wires, tried firing it up. Something wasn't right with the alternator belt, and before we solved it the battery died. Got it serviced at autozone, fixed the alternator belt, car runs as good as ever.

Then I broke the hood release cable

I'm tired and sore, but now I'm going to go out in the garage and take off the bumper to come up with some way to fix the damn hood release.

whoarder is tellurium > Jayhawk Jake 03/07/2015 at 19:48

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Crank pulley bolt is notorious PITA.

One time, on an Accord V6 I used a breaker bar, an extension, an impact socket and removed the extra long handle from a hydraulic floor jack to use as the "cheater pipe". Ffffffuuuuu.

Got it eventually.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Jayhawk Jake 03/07/2015 at 19:58

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Fact: the simplest of tasks are made impossible because Evil Car God

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > whoarder is tellurium 03/07/2015 at 19:59

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The bump method was the only thing that worked for me. Took two days with all other fruitless methods... Thank you internet for saving me

whoarder is tellurium > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/07/2015 at 20:10

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Happens to me every time I work on something.

Usually involves losing parts, stripping something or needing to change a simple part that requires 4 hours of work just to #%@%@ing replace.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > whoarder is tellurium 03/07/2015 at 20:14

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So on my old 89 pickup, it had the 6x7 sealed beam headlights that are screwed into the grille. Simple enough right? 5 flathead screws easy! No. Each one was rusted and stripped to oblivion. Had to drill each one out. I broke two carbon bits getting through 4 short screws. Fucking 2 second job turned into an hour and a half of cursing and broken parts.

whoarder is tellurium > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/07/2015 at 20:25

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Rofl! Exactly.

Long long time ago my brother in law had a Mercury Mystique that obviously never had a brake job- ever. Long story short, the front brake discs were rust seized onto the hubs. Heat didnt work, penetrates didnt work... ended up taking a sawzall to the rotor and a massive chunk out just to pry on. We also totally ruined the wheel bearings due to the vibrations.

I wont even go into the many, many hours spent doing and re-doing work on my first Audi (B5 A4 with the 2.8).

Nobi > Jayhawk Jake 03/07/2015 at 21:33

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Crank pulley bolt removal tip from a Honda tech: hose where the bolt head meets the pulley with silicone, put a 19mm socket on it, and give the top of the socket a few good whacks with a decent weight hammer. 9/10 times, an impact gun will then be able to take it off. For some reason, silicone spray works best, better than WD-40 and PB.

Scary__goongala! > Jayhawk Jake 03/07/2015 at 22:00

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I know the feeling of simple car repairs turning extremely complicated. I don't know if it helps but I got the crank pulley loose on my NA buy turning the car over with the wrench on the pulley so that the engine itself would actually dislodge the nut itself.

Jayhawk Jake > Scary__goongala! 03/07/2015 at 22:20

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Doesn't work here. Crank turns same direction as the bolt needs to turn. It tightens the bolt. We tried that

Jayhawk Jake > whoarder is tellurium 03/07/2015 at 22:20

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But how did you hold it in place?

Seriously, if it was a Honda pully wed have had it out in no time, but we couldn't hold the crank still

Jayhawk Jake > Nobi 03/07/2015 at 22:22

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Interesting. Next time I think we'll go to Jay Lauer's dads shop where there should be plenty of options to get that fucker loose.

whoarder is tellurium > Jayhawk Jake 03/07/2015 at 22:35

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Maybe you could fab up something like this... using good quality bolts

I think I mightve used a jackstand to support the extension too

Scary__goongala! > Jayhawk Jake 03/07/2015 at 22:37

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hmm that complicates things

orcim > Jayhawk Jake 03/08/2015 at 01:12

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I assume holding the crank was the issue for getting the thing off? I used a piece of clean rope to get mine off after my initial struggle for a day. Took out a spark plug, and stuffed the rope into the cylinder until it wouldn't go in any more, then turned the crank until it didn't move anymore and *pop*, off it came. But maybe you did that and it was the bolt that was the problem.