doing timing belt on my b7 starting tomorrow. crank pulley??

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doing timing belt on my b7 starting tomorrow. crank pulley??

By 603 jdm
- Tue May 10, 2011 2:27 am #254528 i know this seems like a noob question but i got a question about doing my timing belt on my b7. the crank pulley, in order to take it off should i have the car in gear or something? i have a good compressor so it should zip right off? does anyone have any tricks or something to help me with this?
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By 603 jdm
- Tue May 10, 2011 12:17 pm #254574 alright thanks guys! another question? not reverse threads right?
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By d-mon
- Tue May 10, 2011 1:59 pm #254579 not reverse.
clockwise is lockwise :D
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By 603 jdm
- Tue May 10, 2011 2:21 pm #254583 thank ya! :woot:
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By TrailerTrash
- Tue May 10, 2011 9:28 pm #254643 I had no luck with an impact gun. my mom's boyfriend had a breaker bar with a 3 foot pipe on it I was holding it straight and keeping it on the bolt while he was trying to break it loose with my girlfriend in the car on the breaks and the car it 5th gear. 5 minutes and some nervous sweating later in finally broke loose lol

but I've heard worse stories of breaking bolts aswell as stories like "my impact gun spun it out in 5 seconds" lucky bastards :x
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By 603 jdm
- Tue May 10, 2011 10:26 pm #254654 hopefullly mine goes ok because ive been sprayin it in pb blaster
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