Advice - How to remove crank nut?

[Peter Jones]

This sucker is done up real tight.

I've thrown a heap of leverage at it but it's not budging.

I'm locking the crank with a 1.5m bar bolted to the timing belt pulley. I keep tearing the bolt holes out of this bar.

I'm also close to bending my breaker bar.

I'm going to see if I can find a bit of plate and attach to all 4 bolts.

Might try to heat it up a bit too.

Pete

[h100vw]

Why do you need to remove it?

Heat might work but they are in there funking tight. I have never removed one myself in nearly 20 years of VW ownership. Only when they have undone themselves on G60s and 16Vs.

Certainly when you replace it, I can recommend that you use the hex bolt and washer from a MK1 DX engine. The stretch bolts just don't seem to cut it as replacements.

Gavin

[Peter Jones]

Need to replace the oil seal behind it, it's leaking.

Just made up a new lever, hopefully this one will hold.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Got it!

Lots of leverage, swearing and heat and it finally let go.

Now I bet the pulley will be stuck too!

Pete

[h100vw]

Good effort mate. Remember the hex bolt can be reused the 12 points cannot.

Gavin

[Peter Jones]

Yep, it's the hex bolt, so all is well.

The pulley came off easily,.

I'll pop up some photos later.

Pete