waxking1

I had the two nuts off, I just couldn't tell what was still holding the lines. Thanks for the diagram although I don't think it helps much. I figured the lines will pop off but I can't tell which way and I don't want to break the bracket. I'll look at it again tomorrow.
Thanks

waxking1

I worked on the pulley install a little more this afternoon, yesterday was too busy. I got the fan out after a small struggle and the bolt out of the factory pulley. Now the pulley won't budge. I'm going to see if I can find my wheel puller, I know I have one at my business, but I think I have one here somewhere. My friend suggested carefully prying with a block on one side and then the other. This has not been an easy job for me.

rflow306

Get two large pry-bars or very large screw-drivers and pry it from behind the balancer with side to side motion. Get some shop rags and cover the tips of your tool to avoid scratching the balancer.

waxking1

I've got large big screwdriver looking pry bars but I can only use one at a time. This pulley has not budged. I'm paranoid about prying too hard. I put a hard thick piece of rubber against the block to pry against, and was able to apply a fair amount of pressure If I had a helper and we could pry under and over at the same time it might work.

I found my wheel puller, but it was too large. I'm going to see if I can find a smaller one tomorrow or I may try to modify the one I have to make it work.

Jrocket

It WILL come off,but you must use small steps and be patient.Dont try to get it off in one shot.Move from side to side,using the bar to gently pry the pulley off.You have to use a bit of thinking on where to place the bar and where not to.

waxking1

I got it off. I used my big screwdriver pry bar. I'm sure working by myself made it harder. I pried from the top and used my plastic/rubber hammer and tapped side to side and it started moving. As soon as it moved I knew I had it. I used a piece of hard rubber from an old torsion bar to insulate the motor from the pry bar. I've got the new pulley on, just got to get the fan back in and put the covers back on. I'm old and have some arthritis and can only do so much at a time. Its been a while since I've done this much car work.

I have a lift, but my old 944 turbo Porsche is parked on it with a dead battery. I haven't even cranked it in a year and I thought I could do this without the lift(I did). If I had it to do over again I would use my lift.

I also have some headers to install and looking at everything I don't think it would be much worse than this. This is the first time I've had a good look under the car. I thought I would let someone else install the headers, but now I will probably do them. I'll move the car and use the lift for that.

slavik

thats awesome... look forward to doing it...

DFW01E55

Resurrecting a thread by Brian S is never a bad thing!

slavik

haha... didnt even realize the date on the thread...but i thinking about upgrading the pulleys and was just curious on how hard the install was..this DIY proved to be pretty simple with the right tools

aleksandar1099

snapon=gods tools!!

slavik

^whats the unlock beep?

regor60

doesn't one of the other devices need an underdrive pulley to compensate ? alternator ?

Code3 Performance

I liiiiiiiiiiiiiike!!!

kurtwz

BrianS, first thanks for the contributions to the site. Secondly, WHERE did you get this attachment?! It's awesome! Are there more like it? Lastly, the link or name of an eBay you/someone else posted for the crank pulley removal tool no longer works. Do you have an alternate source or part number I can search on, by any chance? I'm doing this this week, so I really need to get that tool. Thanks! KWZ

E55Bullet

What kind of belt are you running and what the hell is the bar connecting the pulleys?

pearlpower

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...motiveQ5fTools

Full Throttle

Offtopic

your wheels are INSANE!!!

lowprofile

11-24-2007> 10-23-2008> 12-01-2009 Holy thread resurrection!

E55Bullet, That is the Jag green belt and I believe he was using the VRP belt wrap kit (before my time).

E55Bullet

I wonder what the advantage is of this belt wrap kit....I run a gates belt. Is the jag belt better?

kurtwz

I'm in the middle of a pulley install from Eurocharged. I see that the instructions recommend swaping the harmonic balancer pulley bolt out with a new one. What do you guys recommend? Should I wait for a replacement bolt to come in from MB? I'm not worried so much about the cost. I don't think it would be much over $15. I'm mainly dreading the wait and effort to pick it up. (Parts.com doesn't offer it, btw).

shardul

iTrader: (1)

DO NOT reuse the crank bolt it is a stretch bolt and it is one time use only. Wait for a new bolt.

pearlpower

Horror stories with those reusing the old bolt including the balancer coming off with resulting crank damage. Best $15 you can spend.

kurtwz

Hmm, that sucks. It looks like I'm waiting for a replacement bolt, then. Now, is the price about that...$15? Thanks for the input. If I'm going to wait to complete this until the bold comes in and if I'm going to MB dealer anyway, I'll probably just get the seal too, then.

You guys don't know where I can order these two things online, do you? (again, parts.com doesn't have them)

RenntechE55

I got both of mine from the MB dealer the bolt was $8 and I think the seal was 6 or $7. BTW: if your doing it your self please make sure to torque it properly or you will have huge problems , thats the reason I have a 2005 S55 engine in my car.....

buffyclk500

I need the crank pulley tool any 1 no wear 2 get it