Re: '76 Scout II woes, cont'd

["Bill Thebert" <bthebert@domain.elided>]

> From: Jim <junglejim@domain.elided>

> i can't get the nut off the crankshaft to get the pulleys
> off, to get to the balancer, which will let me open the timing gear cover
> up.  
> Any ideas on how to do this easier then with a 15/16" socket, and ratchet
> and a BIG cheater bar?

Jim:

The sharp, sudden blows of an impact wrench (either electric or pneumatic)
have always worked for me.  Electric is often "rentable".

With a bar, the problem is often how to keep the engine from turning.  With
the "suddenness" of an impact wrench, the engine's own "stationary inertia"
is usually sufficient.  Before getting an impact wrench, I had to drop the
oil pan & block the crankshaft in order to keep it from turning.

And it is a normal, right-hand thread, by the way. ("Righty-tighty,
Lefty-loosey" is the technical term <g>)

Bill Thebert