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Russell · 03-19-2008, 05:00 PM

Be very careful with three arm pullers on the crank, if you don't have something to rotate against other than the threads in the end, you can seriously gall them up. You'd have to drill and tap the crank for a 454's balancer bolt to fix it. I broke a puller bolt off in my 80's head once, that was the suckiest experience ever when it comes to things that can go bad while working on an engine.

03-19-2008, 05:00 PM	#13
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Re: Help! I can't remove the crankshaft balancer Be very careful with three arm pullers on the crank, if you don't have something to rotate against other than the threads in the end, you can seriously gall them up. You'd have to drill and tap the crank for a 454's balancer bolt to fix it. I broke a puller bolt off in my 80's head once, that was the suckiest experience ever when it comes to things that can go bad while working on an engine. __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)