harmonic balancer bolt removal 5VZ-FE engine NEED HELP

[KRMNAL Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close KRMNAL]

Hi all, I'm having a lot of trouble getting the bolt undone on the harmonic balancer. I have tried a rattle gun, breaker bar turning the motor to hit chassis and a pivot head rattle wrench that you hit with a big hammer but I have yet to break the thread? Is the bolt thread anti clockwise If you are at the front of the car to undo it? Need help please!

[Torrie 72 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Torrie 72]

Hi all, I'm having a lot of trouble getting the bolt undone on the harmonic balancer. I have tried a rattle gun, breaker bar turning the motor to hit chassis and a pivot head rattle wrench that you hit with a big hammer but I have yet to break the thread? Is the bolt thread anti clockwise If you are at the front of the car to undo it? Need help please!

Mate I'm pretty sure I did the turn the motor over with a breaker bar on it trick when I did mine and that worked.

Cheers Ben.

[RanJ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close RanJ]

That's how I did mine as well.

Laid the breaker on TOP of the PASSENGER chassis rail and just gave the motor a "bump" with the key (when I still had a key for it.)

My best mate who was helping and is also a pain in the arse as he works as an OH&S inspector dove for cover when he realized what I was doing... i thanked god it worked and didn't make a fool of me.

Think I'll invite him over when I change over a set of springs with compressors haha. For the record... i do have a pair but his reaction to my dumb moves is so worth the risk... sometimes.

[brissy Member Find all posts View Profile Close brissy]

last time I did the timing belt I made up flat plate steel about 500mm long with a short piece welded to one end at right angle with holes drilled for high tensile bolts to lock in the pulley, this tight to garage floor, then breaker bar with a steel bar over it up through engine bay.
rattle gun or impact socket driver would not cut it