Need some help (Balancer removal/Engine stand)

[GOTIT4CHEAP16]

Having a little trouble removing this harmonic bolt from the engine on my engine stand. I have 2 vice grips on the flex plate flywheels that catches on to the End of the engine to stop the flex plate and balancer from spinning.

I also have a breaker bar but when I turn and put force on the breaker bar....I'm afraid the engine will break from the engine stand and the engine will fall if I put too much force I to it. Any advice and help would be greatly appreciated.



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[dsmuts]

Put some muscle in it. It shouldn't break off the stand.

[sseilmnop]

I picked mine up off the ground a little with the engine hoist.

[sseilmnop]

Put some muscle in it. It shouldn't break off the stand.

Key word SHOULDN'T

[REDCRAPGP]

And should come off rather easy this time around since you already had it off once before.

[231FUN]

Brace the front of the motor so it not flexing when your trying to break the bolts loose.

[dsmuts]

And should come off rather easy this time around since you already had it off once before.

Different motor

[REDCRAPGP]

Didn't know that ! Do you still have the engine hoist available?

[GOTIT4CHEAP16]

I picked mine up off the ground a little with the engine hoist.

I was thinking of actually doing that but didn't try

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[GOTIT4CHEAP16]

And should come off rather easy this time around since you already had it off once before.

This is a whole different block. This one is going in my girlfriends car.

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[GOTIT4CHEAP16]

Ok so tommorow ill try and hold or support the front end with either the engine hoist or something with equivalent height and see how that goes.


I also wanna paint the block RED!!!! Would caliper paint work well? I have about an entire can left over front when I did my calipers summer of last year.

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[REDCRAPGP]

I never noticed any difference between caliper paint and engine enamel I've used both on various things when I have a can left over.

[GOTIT4CHEAP16]

Oh ok. Caliper paint seemed to last in my calipers for a while untill they started chipping which I think was due to the road and rocks.

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[88formula]

I wish I could have told you to remove this bolt sooner! That was the worst part of my tear down... Now if I had a picture of what I did it would be worth a thousand words. As you said, when you torque it the engine stand wants to tip over, and believe me it will take a ton of force to break the bolt loose! I ghetto rigged the stand with 2x4's braced underneath the cradle that was right near the engine stand, then stood on the 2x4's and gave it all I had. Dont know if this makes any sense, but it is my best description of what I went through to get that bolt out! LOL

[88formula]

Ok so tommorow ill try and hold or support the front end with either the engine hoist or something with equivalent height and see how that goes.


I also wanna paint the block RED!!!! Would caliper paint work well? I have about an entire can left over front when I did my calipers summer of last year.

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My heads and block also are going to be red (chevrolet Orange-red-DE1607) LIM, blower, etc will be aluminum colored paint...pulleys, fuel rails, and various other things, along with maybe my headers, will be painted black.

[GOTIT4CHEAP16]

I wish I could have told you to remove this bolt sooner! That was the worst part of my tear down... Now if I had a picture of what I did it would be worth a thousand words. As you said, when you torque it the engine stand wants to tip over, and believe me it will take a ton of force to break the bolt loose! I ghetto rigged the stand with 2x4's braced underneath the cradle that was right near the engine stand, then stood on the 2x4's and gave it all I had. Dont know if this makes any sense, but it is my best description of what I went through to get that bolt out! LOL

Wow sounds like this is gonna be a ***** lol. It was woo easy to get off the one on my car. I guess I will see how things go tommorow after I put some supports Under the engine. I'm a relatively Strong 6'3 250lbs guy and workout/bench alot so ill put my all into it lol.

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[88formula]

I had to give it good heaves and make funny noises to get it to snap, im also similar build to yourself. I could hold myself off the ground on the pry bar lol

[GOTIT4CHEAP16]

Damn lol

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[Scottydoggs]

im also a large guy, and i still use a large pipe to break bolts like that. why kill yourself even if you can bust it free.

work smarter, not harder lol

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

Impact gun.