Camshaft Sprocket Bolt

#1

A lot of you seeing the title already know where this is going.

1989 build date

What magic have you used to get the sprocket bolt broken loose. Please don’t say it is left hand thread as I just spent the last hour making a "special" tool for the Torx 3/8" socket to my 1/2" impact :blink:

Chris

#2

It’s been a while since I did this, so take it with a grain of salt (and use common sense) as I am speaking from memory…

IIRC, I got old timing belt, put it over camshaft sprocket, got the "tail" of the belt (part that it’s not over the sprocket), punched the hole through the belt, put a bolt through it and bolted it to the block or one of the near by brackets (can’t remember). The idea is to get belt to hold the sprocket in place so that you can break it’s bolt loose. Hope this make sense,

Igor

#3

1/2" Impact. Used a 3/8" to 1/2" adaptor. The torx is impact but the adaptor was not. No problems.

Michael O.

#4

ilateapex wrote:

[quote]1/2" Impact. Used a 3/8" to 1/2" adaptor. The torx is impact but the adaptor was not. No problems.

Michael O.[/quote]

Ditto. I did this the second time around after struggling with the old timing belt method above.

JP

#5

Bingo,

Fourth time is the charm. I just needed to know I wasn’t way off base with the impact.

Here is the "special tool" I hacked up.

Thanks all,
Chris

#6

Also used an old belt. Pinched the belt together with vice grips. Holding onto the vice grips keeps the sprocket from turning as the bolt is loosened.

#7

Also used an old belt. Pinched the belt together with vice grips. Holding onto the vice grips keeps the sprocket from turning as the bolt is loosened.

#8

Also used an old belt. Pinched the belt together with vice grips. Holding onto the vice grips keeps the sprocket from turning as the bolt is loosened.

#9

Also used an old belt. Pinched the belt together with vice grips. Holding onto the vice grips keeps the sprocket from turning as the bolt is loosened.