Timing belt replacement (B16A2)

[fatboyz39]

don't give up....you'll get there.

[ECU-MAN]

try this method

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32257

[omgzilla]

Tried that ECU-MAN.

Thanks anyways.

Going to see if anyone at work has a longer breaker bar.

Will let you know how I go.

[tinkerbell]

no - you DONT need a longer breaker bar - you need a long bit of metal pipe! like wire fence poles etc...

you slide the pipe over the end of the breaker bar...

sorry if that wasn't clear from my posts!

[Shorty]

Remember you must torque it up when you putting it back together,you wount be happy if it comes loose and damage the crank.

[Drew]

Get a breaker bar or a T bar with a 1" drive

Make sure you're trying to undo it the right way around and not doing it up

lol ECUMAN I have the same impact gun :P

[omgzilla]

Get a breaker bar or a T bar with a 1" drive

Make sure you're trying to undo it the right way around and not doing it up

I think the 1/2" bar should be fine. I'll get another big pipe from work tomorrow, so I can swing off the end of that.

I'm undoing it anti-clockwise, like any normal right hand thread.

[TODA AU]

Anti-clockwise is correct...

Have you hit the crank bolt with a hammer or hammer & drift?
3~4 sharp cracks on the head of the bolt then try again.

Failing than we only use a 3/4 drive rattle gun to remove them as it's almost guaranteed to get it out 1st time.

[omgzilla]

So this afternoon I brought home (2x) 3 foot breaker bars (1x to hold the crank pulley tool and 1x to hang off), a long single extension and a 3 foot pipe for leverage.

Set it all up like this:





had a good hang off it and managed to break the extension haha



Then put 2x smaller extensions together and had another go - broke another extension hahah *sigh*

Will have a go at the hammer and drift technique TODA.

This is the last straw - if this doesn't work it is all going back together and i'm taking it into work and getting serious with it.

...just worried about snapping the head off it now!

Thanks for all the help dudes - much appreciated!!!

[Edgeauto]

If you can get the car high enough so you dont need an extension you should be able to put enough force to loosen it, but to do this you will probably need a hoist anyway.

[omgzilla]

Yeah, thats what i'm thinking hey. Pretty sure i'm losing alot of force through the extension bar.

They make it look so easy here: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=RE-pzP8g_x4

[fatboyz39]

that extension is TOOO LONG...it'll never work...Not enough torque in that position.

Just need a deepsocket and a 1/2' breaker bar..the swing the hammer and hope it loosens. ECU-MAN vid is a good example