Last weekend I tried to fix my oil leaks, which namely were the sump gasket, rocker cover, oil filter, crank front seal and the front cover gasket.
I got the sump, rocker and filter, but I couldn't get the darn crank pulley off!
I am something of a young backyard mechanic, but I have done this before on a 120Y. My problem is that I require two tools: One, a bearing puller, to pull the pulley off the crank. I've got that one sussed.
But first I need to take the nut off. How can I do this without tuning the crank? I know there is a proper tool for this, but I can't lay my hands on one. Problem is, I've only got two small holes in the pulley to lock it up. I put a tiny scew driver through, but only succeeded in bending it. Is there a blind hole somewhere in the front cover though which I can put a locking rod? How have others overcome the problem? On my 120Y I just put the car into gear to lock the crank, but on the Z this only achieves a very slow form of propulsion!
P.S: Theres this guy I don't like...... I could get him to hold the spanner on the nut whilst I turn the key........
I got the sump, rocker and filter, but I couldn't get the darn crank pulley off!
I am something of a young backyard mechanic, but I have done this before on a 120Y. My problem is that I require two tools: One, a bearing puller, to pull the pulley off the crank. I've got that one sussed.
But first I need to take the nut off. How can I do this without tuning the crank? I know there is a proper tool for this, but I can't lay my hands on one. Problem is, I've only got two small holes in the pulley to lock it up. I put a tiny scew driver through, but only succeeded in bending it. Is there a blind hole somewhere in the front cover though which I can put a locking rod? How have others overcome the problem? On my 120Y I just put the car into gear to lock the crank, but on the Z this only achieves a very slow form of propulsion!
P.S: Theres this guy I don't like...... I could get him to hold the spanner on the nut whilst I turn the key........