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Crankshaft Seal Install, Special Tool Needed?

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robinsone

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So I have a leaky crank seal. I have a puller, but I was wondering if I need a special tool to take the crank pulley off, it looks straightforward but I'm not sure if the crank will spin when i try to take remove the crank bolt. I've replaced these on stickshift cars so you just put them in gear, but with an auto I assume that might not work to prevent the pulley from spinning in place when trying to remove the crank bolt. Let me know, or if I need a special tool (maybe available at AutoZone?) to prevent the pulley from spinning, thanks.
 


put some visegrips on the flywheel or put a breaker bar on the crank bolt and bump the engine over.
 
the easiest way to get the bolt loose is with and impact wrench if you have one. or you can use vicegrips like mentioned above. what i did was have a friend hold a screwdriver between flywheel and starter.
you will need to pull crank pulley off. autozone prolly wont have one for this engine but i found a youtube video a couple months back that shows how to use a standard puller with 1/4" bolts. If you cant find the info let me know and ill send you a link.
 
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