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creeture3 · Post by **creeture3** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:14 pm

The crankshaft pulley bolt ('98 Liberty Rx / 2.5L / non-turbo / AWD / quad cam): left or right hand thread??????

...............HEEEELLLLPPPP............

chubby37 · Post by **chubby37** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:38 pm

should be anti clockwise to undo it

creeture3 · Post by **creeture3** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:50 pm

Thank you chubby37. I will try using a longer "breaker bar":twisted:

It stands to reason if the engine turns clockwise, the "main" bolt will turn anti-clockwise to undo.

Just checking before I bring in the big guns!!!!!!

I must say the bolt is effing tight:mad:

chubby37 · Post by **chubby37** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:05 pm

yeah they are...try putting it in gear and park brake on then try to undo it.....first thing tho...disconnect the battery...you dont want it to for some wierd reason try to start with you connected to it

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:24 pm

Disconnect igniter power lead, put breaker bar on bolt with handle end resting on the chassis rail of the car and tap the starter. Car won't start but will crack the bolt.

CPOCSM · Post by **CPOCSM** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:51 am

Shouldn't be too tight - I recollect 75 ft/lb is the torque setting(try doing a mini box spigot bolt @ 200ft/lb!!!). The previouos owner may have put loctite on it so is difficult to remove. They also could have a large silverback gorilla they use to tighten the bolts up(BMC had the MOWOG logo stamped on a lot of their parts - rumour has it that this was the name of the aforementioned gorilla that did all the bolts and nuts up wayyyyyy too tight)

Good luck - breaker bars are your friend - up there with FBH's

Hooroo

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:53 pm

breaker bar- possible extension for your breaker bar then hit it with a big hammer on the end. should do the trick. same to tighten

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:02 pm

rest the breaker bar on the chassis rail and tap the starter motor... did it on my cruiser this morning and works a treat

dave

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:14 pm

D3V1L wrote:rest the breaker bar on the chassis rail and tap the starter motor... did it on my cruiser this morning and works a treat

dave

the problem with that is then doing it back up....

creeture3 · Post by **creeture3** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:15 pm

thanks for all the advice. Finaly had to stop the engine turning by putting a bar into the drive plate bolt holes, and used a 3 foot "extension" on my breaker bar. Did the trick, but I was a bit worried for a while there!