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Need some help (Balancer removal/Engine stand)

GOTIT4CHEAP16

GOTIT4CHEAP16

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Having a little trouble removing this harmonic bolt from the engine on my engine stand. I have 2 vice grips on the flex plate flywheels that catches on to the End of the engine to stop the flex plate and balancer from spinning.

I also have a breaker bar but when I turn and put force on the breaker bar....I'm afraid the engine will break from the engine stand and the engine will fall if I put too much force I to it. Any advice and help would be greatly appreciated.

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Ok so tommorow ill try and hold or support the front end with either the engine hoist or something with equivalent height and see how that goes.


I also wanna paint the block RED!!!! Would caliper paint work well? I have about an entire can left over front when I did my calipers summer of last year.

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I never noticed any difference between caliper paint and engine enamel I've used both on various things when I have a can left over.
 
Oh ok. Caliper paint seemed to last in my calipers for a while untill they started chipping which I think was due to the road and rocks.

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I wish I could have told you to remove this bolt sooner! That was the worst part of my tear down... Now if I had a picture of what I did it would be worth a thousand words. As you said, when you torque it the engine stand wants to tip over, and believe me it will take a ton of force to break the bolt loose! I ghetto rigged the stand with 2x4's braced underneath the cradle that was right near the engine stand, then stood on the 2x4's and gave it all I had. Dont know if this makes any sense, but it is my best description of what I went through to get that bolt out! LOL
 
GOTIT4CHEAP16 said:
Ok so tommorow ill try and hold or support the front end with either the engine hoist or something with equivalent height and see how that goes.


I also wanna paint the block RED!!!! Would caliper paint work well? I have about an entire can left over front when I did my calipers summer of last year.

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My heads and block also are going to be red (chevrolet Orange-red-DE1607) LIM, blower, etc will be aluminum colored paint...pulleys, fuel rails, and various other things, along with maybe my headers, will be painted black.
 
88formula said:
I wish I could have told you to remove this bolt sooner! That was the worst part of my tear down... Now if I had a picture of what I did it would be worth a thousand words. As you said, when you torque it the engine stand wants to tip over, and believe me it will take a ton of force to break the bolt loose! I ghetto rigged the stand with 2x4's braced underneath the cradle that was right near the engine stand, then stood on the 2x4's and gave it all I had. Dont know if this makes any sense, but it is my best description of what I went through to get that bolt out! LOL
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Wow sounds like this is gonna be a ***** lol. It was woo easy to get off the one on my car. I guess I will see how things go tommorow after I put some supports Under the engine. I'm a relatively Strong 6'3 250lbs guy and workout/bench alot so ill put my all into it lol.

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I had to give it good heaves and make funny noises to get it to snap, im also similar build to yourself. I could hold myself off the ground on the pry bar lol
 
im also a large guy, and i still use a large pipe to break bolts like that. why kill yourself even if you can bust it free.

work smarter, not harder lol
 
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