Thread: How do you get the crank pulley/harmonic balancer off???

Well last night when i was going to sleep I realized that I was just pulling the puller against itself. It looked like the balancer would slip over, obviously i was wrong. But anyways. Thanks for all the replies and help. I'm sure it'll come right off now.

I've been using M6x1.0 bolts. I have 1/4-28's layin around the garage that I could use if that's the actual size.

The reason im taking off the balancer is so that i can take the front of the engine off. The engine is making a really loud noise, like something is banging around in there. The car runs fine, just extremely noisey. But I can search the forums for any similar problems, or start a new thread.

Thanks for the all the help.

Originally Posted by TDCRacing

Are you sure you're using the correct size and thread pitch bolts? Just make sure you thread them all the way in with a ratchet or wrench.


What take the cone off? 2 possible reasons but only one likley one.


If you don't take the cone off then it will not go past the harmonic ballancer (In other words it won't go past where the crank bolt head holds the ballancer on the crank. Make sense?) and you won't be able to pull the ballancer. Because you will be pulling against itself.


Or you will mess the threads up inside of the crank if the cone is small enough.



Just make sure the bolt bottoms out inside the crank and that it does not catch any of the threads.