so with this tool your stock pulley did not rotate?

The tool is a special plate that attaches to a breaker bar and has different bolt patterns that you can use to fit the holes on the pully. It isn't an exact fit for this stock pully but it works. It fits perfectly on the Perrin pulley.

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so this bolt pattern wont let my stock pulley rotate?im guessing yes it wont rotate :) thanks

Can somebody post a video of the car's tachometer while driving, showing an example of what it drives like with the pulley on?
I've searched around but I cant seem to find a video anywhere for this vehicle.

Did you leave it on park and pull the hand break only to release it?

Well setting the parking break is always a good idea when work on any car, but that's not important when changing the pulley on an automatic.

When in "Park" on an automatic transmission the parking pawl is engaged locking the shaft. The engine itself is basically disengaged from the transmission, and has nothing to prevent the crankshaft from turning when you apply force to the pulley.

(Or at least that's what I remember about automatic transmissions in park)

You either need a tool that will allow you to hold the pulley still while you turn the nut, or an impact wrench that is bother powerful enough, and will fit in the limited space in front of the pulley.

Thanks for the lesson, i'll be buying a crank pulley tool now! Thanks again.

having the same problem. i cant get the crank bolt to loosen. and I tried over 175 ft lb.... wtf? :(


EDIT: got it!

What did you do differently? Breaker bar or impact wrench?

well i was using the breaker bar at first, but then switched to the torque wrench so i could see just how much force i was using. (how i knew i was over 175 ft lbs) i thought that was just nuts...

so my buddy came over and we were just talking about it for a little while and hes like "just let me try it, watch ill get it on the first try" and sure enough he did...

it was turned up to 200 ft lbs, and he kept going after it clicked... finally that sucker just broke loose. i guess i was just being to gentle on it... lol

Well add me to the list of folks who couldn't get the damned bolt off with a 24" breaker bar (gear in 6th, parking brake pulled so hard it snapped the boot assembly off).

with the 24" breaker, I had about half a foot of "sponginess" play, and it just wouldn't go further. I was afraid of snapping something (the bar was starting to bend pretty good) and causing some serious damage to the vehicle or myself.

Would the pulley removal tool help in this situation?

Most likely, zero sponginess when using the pulley tool. It still takes a lot of force but you have much better control.

unless you're talking about something else, the pulley removal tool is for removing pulleys that are press fit, and our pulleys aren't pressed on. The sponginess is most likely the sprung hub on the clutch, I ran into the same thing. Just keep hauling on the power bar, it'll come off.

The pulley removal tool (from Company 23 or Subaru) will allow the pulley to stay put while you loosen the pulley's bolt. For a MT you can try putting the car into 6th gear. You can't do this with an AT and will need to somehow lock the pulley in place, therefore the pulley tool.