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Re: Crankshaft nut

To: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Crankshaft nut
From: Les Myer <lmyer@qtm.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 11:26:35 -0500
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Reply-to: Les Myer <lmyer@qtm.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Hitting a breaker bar with a 3-pound hammer should knock it loose, but
impact is easier.  I had my engine out and the pan off so I was able to
block the crank and just turn with the 2 foot long breaker bar.

Les Myer 

At 07:51 AM 11/22/97 -0800, you wrote:
>I bought mine at a used tool place for $11.95.  It is a 1/2" drive.
>The best way to get the nut off is with an impact wrench if you have
>access to one.
>I had a trailer around at the time, pushed the Sprite onto it, drove to an
>LBC mechanic, backed the trailer and Ryder truck into the yard, jacked up
>the engine on top of the trailer, removed the nut, went back home.  All in
>110F heat - what a pain...
>Had I thought of dropping the pan and chocking the crank in the block, I
>might have gotten it off myself with a breaker bar.
>
>Ulix (the socket fits the steering wheel nut too...)
>
>
>On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Daniel Thompson wrote:
>
>> Tyson Sherman wrote:
>> > 
>> > How does one such as I go about removing the nut
>> > on the crankshaft pulley on my 73 Midget?  Better
>> > yet, where might I get a socket large enough.  I think
>> > it's 1- 5/16" but I can't find one anywhere.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Tyson Sherman
>> > http://www.tecinfo.com/~tsherman
>> 
>> I borrowed a socket and ratchet large enough form a guy who works in the
>> steel industry (assembling industrial ducts), so they are available. Had
>> to use a lot of heat and a lot of muscle to get the darn thing off.
>> 
>> You might try to borrow from your local mechanic, maybe slip him 10
>> bucks.
>> 
>> Good luck,
>> 
>> Daniel Thompson
>> 
>
>    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
>.......................................................... (_o____o_)....
>                                                           '67 Sprite
>
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