Super Charger Pulley Removal
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03' CL55 AMG
Super Charger Pulley Removal
Does anyone know of a shop in the Los Angeles area that will remove the Super Charger pulley? i need to replace the bearing pack which i already have but i can't seem to find a strap wrench that will work on the pulley and the independent shops i have contacted all tell me that they need to cherry pick the engine and use an airgun to break the bolt but a few members i have talked to say it can be done with a strap wrench, breaker bar and torch which coincides with what i read in this thread - http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w211...lley-sl55.html
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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03' CL55 AMG
After posting this i bought another strap wrench with a rubber strap and aluminum handle
The problem with the first one i bought was that it had a nylon strap and did not grip the smooth surface of the spindle behind the pulley which moves with the bolt, then i bought one that had a grippy rubber strap but it had a fiber glass handle which snapped
Even with the grippy alunimun handled strap wrench and a long *** breaker bar i was not able to break the nut, i practically jumped on the damn thing and it wouldn't budge
I am awaiting a quote from Platinum Autosport in LA for removing the Pulley since none of the indy shops will touch it
The problem with the first one i bought was that it had a nylon strap and did not grip the smooth surface of the spindle behind the pulley which moves with the bolt, then i bought one that had a grippy rubber strap but it had a fiber glass handle which snapped
Even with the grippy alunimun handled strap wrench and a long *** breaker bar i was not able to break the nut, i practically jumped on the damn thing and it wouldn't budge
I am awaiting a quote from Platinum Autosport in LA for removing the Pulley since none of the indy shops will touch it
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I used a strap wrench from Sears. Plastic handle and nice thick rubber strap. No problem. The bolt is torqued to ..... can't remember but it wasn't much, 15 ft. lbs. or so. If it won't come off cold warm up the car a bit and that should do the trick.
Les
Les
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Quick question, once i heat the bolt to melt the lictite does it stay melted or do i have to heat every time i go to try to break it loose?
I already heated it once last weekend, would i have to do it again this weekend?
Thanks in advance
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