I ended up getting the pulley/balancer off of the old motor along with the motor mount. Now I need to get it on the new motor. Is this the correct tool? If so how the hell do I use it with all the little tools? http://www.autozone.com/autozone/ac...-Installer/_/N-25qp?itemIdentifier=391373_0_0_
I was told never to do that because it will damage it or the crank. Also how far in does it have to go?
Yes that is the correct tool, before you buy it make sure one of the threaded ends are the same size as your dampner bolt. It is a pusher,you thread it into your crank through the dampner and turn the nut in which seats the dampner. A long threaded rod and a nut and washer and some llube would do the same, but you probally wont find a threaded rod that size, or bolt. If you dont work on many engines maybe you could rent one? Many people do use hammers,but I wouldnt take the chance. Time is short and parts are expensive, regards, Tom.
The threaded rod goes through the dampner and threads into the crankshaft, then you slide the bearing on the threaded rod, followed by the nut, as you tighten the nut down it pushes the dampner onto the crank till it is seated. the bearing keeps the nut from galling and binding on the dampner. You then remove the tool and install the crankshaft bolt.
Or you could just slide it in and tighten up the crankshaft bolt. These aren't tapered or press fit, just a regular old woodruff key...
becareful of stripping out the threads on crank or bolt doing that. saw it happen. had to retap crank and get new bolt.
If there's that much resistance that you have to worry about stripping the bolt or crank than something's obviously wrong... the key isn't lined up or the pulley/crank snout is deformed. A little common sense goes a long way here.
Gee: all the engineers at Chevy were wrong then. SBC never had a tapped hole in the crank untill the later 60s. Factory manual said install with a wooden block and a BFH.
But thats a chevy with no tapped hole. The y block has tapped holes..two of them. I'd rather be safe then sorry.
The CRANK has ONLY ONE tapped hole ,what the pulley/damper has no bearing on installing it. The Ford is not near the interference / press fit a Chevy is.
use the tool! ive seen the crank bust just forward of the first main with the wood and hammer method .
Come on man, if you're wailing away on the fucking thing hard enough to bust the end of the damn crank off something is OBVIOUSLY amiss and you have no business working on anything mechanical whatsoever. A Y block ford does NOT need a crank pulley installation tool! I've installed many of them, usually just tap it gently with the wooden end of a hammer handle to slide it past the seal and then tighten the crank bolt. done! wtf!
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