1991 geo storm---how do you remove the crackshaft gear behind dampener, tried puller dosent want go help?

Question

need to replace crank seal cant get to it dempener came off with puller easy. gear that timing belt runs on wont budge.

Answer 1

it will come off,but it is on there tight,,i have done a few of these before,,and they can be real hard to get off,,if you,ll use a 3 jaw puller it might make it easier to do,,i have done them and you,ll think its going to break the puller,,and then it comes off,,good luck with it,,i hope this help,s.,,ps make sure the puller don't get stuck in the thread hole for the main bolt,,use a washer on it to protect it.

Answer 2

If it's like the older types with an inner and outer ring divided by a big thick rubber band, there should be some screw holes for the harmonic balancer puller to connect to the balancer with the long bolts in the kit. Do not use a three or two jaw puller on this type of balancer, as this has a habit of pulling the outside of the balancer from the inside part where the rubber band joins them. (It's about 1/4 inch think and as wide as the balancer). If you do this you will have to find a new one. If you have the spoked kind, you are supposed to use a jaw puller on the inside ring, but, unless you have one of the larger ones from Snap-on, they have a habit of bending the puller. In that case it is easier to drill and tap it and use a standard harmonic balancer puller on it.

Answer 3

Heres the bad news...That little sucker has about a gallon of damn red loctite on it...It's not gonna be fun at all ..but a little help with a center punch over a washer and a hammer will usualy break it loose , also check for thrust bearing end play that is usualy the cause of the seal going out on those things.......good luck...

Answer 4

i usuall drill and tap two holes and use a hermonic balancer puller.