The weekend before last I went down a scrappy to grab some parts I need to convert my mk2 Punto block to be compatible with my cinq head. I needed a water pipe and the crankshaft pulley.
Found an 83k cinq sporting all hacked up but had the parts I wanted. Got the water pipe off no problem but I was unable the remove the crank pulley.
Got the outer guide wheel off (3 outer bolts) but the main small notched pulley central bolt just wouldn't release.
It didn't look too badly rusted but covered it in 2 coats of penetrating oil all the same and had enough access to use a rubber mallet.
I tried putting the pulley guide wheel back on so I could stop the small notched pulley rotating with the crank by jamming a screwdriver through the guidance wheel holes and wedged it against the block but no matter how much I tugged and hammered at the central bolt I was defeated for the day .
Are these nuts WELDED in place or are they just done up to some damm ridiculous torque setting combined with some thread lock compound?
Also is there a better way of locking the crank as the screwdriver wedging method wasn’t that great as jarring the pulley often made the screwdriver fall out.
I read something about a flywheel inspection hatch and jamming something in the flywheel?
Any help appreciated as I will have to eventually have to remove the pulley from my Mk2 1242 block and my existing cinq engine and I don’t want to mash them. I take it they undo anti-clockwise?
Found an 83k cinq sporting all hacked up but had the parts I wanted. Got the water pipe off no problem but I was unable the remove the crank pulley.
Got the outer guide wheel off (3 outer bolts) but the main small notched pulley central bolt just wouldn't release.
It didn't look too badly rusted but covered it in 2 coats of penetrating oil all the same and had enough access to use a rubber mallet.
I tried putting the pulley guide wheel back on so I could stop the small notched pulley rotating with the crank by jamming a screwdriver through the guidance wheel holes and wedged it against the block but no matter how much I tugged and hammered at the central bolt I was defeated for the day .
Are these nuts WELDED in place or are they just done up to some damm ridiculous torque setting combined with some thread lock compound?
Also is there a better way of locking the crank as the screwdriver wedging method wasn’t that great as jarring the pulley often made the screwdriver fall out.
I read something about a flywheel inspection hatch and jamming something in the flywheel?
Any help appreciated as I will have to eventually have to remove the pulley from my Mk2 1242 block and my existing cinq engine and I don’t want to mash them. I take it they undo anti-clockwise?