Do not see too many E55s at the shop, but here is one we had couple weeks ago for pulley upgrade:




Pulley out:


Old:

New going in:



And for fun Mazda 2.3 rebuild. Sorry for the mess - we had 3 days time limit from the client. And yes, it can be messy






Enjoy,
Igor.

 

Nice! Initial feedback??

 

Not sure what you want to hear - this was customer's car. As for installation procedure - the most challenging part is taking bolt out. We've replaced many pulleys before so there was really nothing special about this job. New pulley came with bearing so we swapped the whole thing.

Igor.

 

Toad just wants someone to talk to.

 

Did you raise the engine for the install? Is that the easiest way?

 

Yes that is the easiest way, and actually it takes more time to make the engine cool off to take off the pulley then the actual install

 

One more, did you udo the motor mounts or just jack up the motor under the car? Are the only mounts te 2 large bolts under the belly pan?

 

Undo the motor mounts from the bottom

 

Yes 2 bolts and then use a block of wood and slowly lower the car until the engine starts coming up

 

Exactly - 2 bolts and, in our case, jack motor up just a tad to expose supercharger bolt. It is a good idea to use the torch and heat bolt up to burn off Loctite.

Igor.

 

Thanks Guys! I palm to order the tune And pulley Monday. I have an IR impact gun with 1000 pound feet of brake tourque. As long as I come straight in on the bolt, it shouldn't be an issue. Can I resue the the boot with some blue locktite or get a new one. Plan to do this job late next week so I truely appreciate your sharing the knowledge. You guys are the best!

 

Bolt, not boot. Damn auto spell Check!

 

You can reuse the bolt with no problems

 

My local shop installed new bearing for my pulley and they just ended up taking some of the engine bay shroud pieces off and loosening up the top of the radiator or something and then used an impact with extension going through the frame of the radiater to get to the bolt. Not the prettiest way but only took about 20min heh.

 

I used a impact swivel socket and was done in about 15 min

 

One more question, did you use a strap wrench to hold the clutch from turning when removing and re-attaching the center bolt? Also, what is the torque spec of the bolt. TIA

 

Yes, you have to use strap wrench. Torque in my book is 40 lb, but last customer asked to use 35 lb.

Igor.

 

i can't believe someone in toronto beat me to this mod.....:-(