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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: over50now on 23 April 2009, 19:33:05

Title: Timing Belt
Post by: over50now on 23 April 2009, 19:33:05

Evening,

in the process of doing my timing belt   2.5 v6.   using Marks DVD (fantastic).  Have hit a problem tho.  Crank pulley won't come off.  Yep all bolts out, tapped it with rubber mallet. whacked it a bit more with the rubber mallet, spoke to it nicely, threatened it but still won't budge.  Any ideas please :-[ :-[

Title: Re: Timing Belt
Post by: serek on 23 April 2009, 19:37:44

use some WD-40  I had same problem with PAS wheel , so use spray and hummer :D and come off , dont knock to strong you dont do any damage

Title: Re: Timing Belt
Post by: over50now on 23 April 2009, 19:39:08

thanks serek :y

Title: Re: Timing Belt
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 23 April 2009, 20:13:09

You will just need to beat it off, I'm afraid. Rubber mallets are good :y

Title: Re: Timing Belt
Post by: TheBoy on 23 April 2009, 21:15:06

They do stick sometimes, but it will eventually come off :)

Title: Re: Timing Belt
Post by: dbug on 24 April 2009, 00:18:10

Use a broom handle and a bl**dy big hammer and give it a good welt or two.  This got mine off OK.

Title: Re: Timing Belt
Post by: Cybertrucker on 24 April 2009, 12:57:26

Never done one on a Miggy, but I've done several on Sierras, and I found that you need to exert the pull on both sides of the pulley at the same time so you're trying to pull it off square - if you just heave on one side of the pulley it binds and is much harder to get off, if it comes off at all.  I used to use two bars, or beefy screwdrivers.

HTH

Title: Re: Timing Belt
Post by: over50now on 24 April 2009, 18:28:24

Thanks everyone.

Got other advice today:-

Use a king great lever.

Now is that a discription of a specialist tool??
Similar to a long weight. :-/

Comments please

Title: Re: Timing Belt
Post by: dbug on 24 April 2009, 20:29:36

2 welts on my cut down broomhandle (one each side) and it fell off :y

Use of a 'king great lever may damage front plastic cover :(

Title: Re: Timing Belt
Post by: Bumbazor on 24 April 2009, 20:33:10

Probably means a ***king great lever

Title: Re: Timing Belt
Post by: stevie1976 on 24 April 2009, 21:41:49

try even pressure at both sides and a good hit try the broom handle the wood wont damage it :y