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Old 04-21-05, 09:14 PM
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i can't get the nut off.. help

i cant get the Eccentric shaft nut off the front of my motor... i have soaked it down with break free stuff and used an impack wrench on it... what do i do to get it off?




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Old 04-21-05, 09:24 PM
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torch it! then impact it!
Old 04-21-05, 10:00 PM
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Heat it with a torch. You must melt the loctite behind it. Penetrating lube is useless here. Any impact gun with a reverse torque rating of <450 is also useless...there are times that my 600ftlb gun won't remove them.
Old 04-21-05, 10:23 PM
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Old 04-22-05, 12:30 AM
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10ft pipe on a breaker bar

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Old 04-22-05, 12:47 AM
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If the engine is out, and you can move the core in another vehicle, take it to your local diesel mechanic. They have some giant impact wrenches that should make short work of it. I use the same method for my flywheel nut.

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Old 04-22-05, 12:54 AM
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i usually have to heat it up with a torch to remove it, the front bolt usually gives me more trouble than the big nut at the flywheel end...
Old 04-22-05, 12:56 AM
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if the engine is out just go to a tire shop that does semi tires and see if they can use there 1" impact on it.
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so what happens if you have no compression?
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Heres my thread on it: https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/how-get-main-pulley-nut-off-already-tried-normal-method-501004/
In it, someone said a 1000lb breaker bar wouldnt get it off. Just get a cheapo propane torch and stick it on for a few minutes, then it should come off without too much of a problem.
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Originally Posted by Phantomkid
so what happens if you have no compression?
Uh...it doesnt run?
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is this the front bolt in the end of the crank shaft with the spring behind it/ i have taken 3 of them off using an electric impact gun and no heat
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Originally Posted by theantirotor
is this the front bolt in the end of the crank shaft with the spring behind it/ i have taken 3 of them off using an electric impact gun and no heat
You got lucky, then. I killed a decent quality socket wrench and used enough torque to sheer off an impact-grade socket adapter and it didn't budge.
Old 02-08-06, 11:17 PM
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yeah sometimes i can remove them with just a strong air gun, but one time blow torching it was the only way, we were working on that sucker for hr tring to get it off good god....
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Oh god I love my tools!! Im just glad my impact does it all.
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