Location: Commute between Torrance CA & Centennial CO
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New Crank dampaner installation tool... Pics
Update--------05-07-2007
Here it is, the tool for crank dampaner installation, no more fighting with it
or taking a chance of damaged crank threads. I have recently started to add a thrust bearing to the tool. There may be other threads-pictures floating around, with an old style 2 washer design. If so, sorry, this is the new version that I am putting together now.
As well, there may be posts within this thread about bearings and other ideas. So it may be a bit confusing.
Well the tool has been doing great; have not had any complaints as of yet..... as you can tell by my trader rating. And yes some of that is other transactions as well.
Cost of tool= $45.00 shipped USPS Pri Mail with dlvr-conf-trking#.
Update........ I am currently out of tools.
To make matters worse I had to travel out of the country for approx 4 weeks if I wanted to keep my job.
I plan on having another batch ready to go around mid-end of July. Sorry for any problems this may have caused.
For those that are using this or plan on using this.... I HIGHLY recommend that you find some type of thrust bearing to use in conjuction with this setup. They can be had very cheaply at most local bearing supply places.
Also what type of hardware are you using to make these? looks like stainless?
used it today great tool. i did have 1 rcommendation which i sent to 618 hawk which i'm sure he'll take care of. you guys that want to put on a pulley this is the way to go.
__________________ 1999 Trans Am - MTI lid, Holley power shot air filter, free ram air,smooth bellows,ASP underdrive pulley,160* t-stat, pacesetter headers, TSP Y-pipe,tb bypass, self ported throttle body, 85mm MAF, MSD wires, AC Delco iridiums, Bilsteins, Eibach pro-kit springs, Hooker cat-back exhaust, A4, 3.23's, comp cam 222/224 566/568 112 LSA, comp 918 valve springs, thunder racing pushrods
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1999 chevy 1500 5.3 ported tb, hooker aerochamber,e-fans
Location: Commute between Torrance CA & Centennial CO
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Originally Posted by JRick212
For those that are using this or plan on using this.... I HIGHLY recommend that you find some type of thrust bearing to use in conjuction with this setup. They can be had very cheaply at most local bearing supply places.
Also what type of hardware are you using to make these? looks like stainless?
Yes thinking of some type of bearing or a way to prevent gauling. Even though, when a dampener is installed with just the bolt there is no thrust bearing incorporated in that scenario.
As for material it is not stainless just cleaned up nice after welding. Pictures were taken prior to final finish.
I just used this tool over the weekend on my gto. Personally, I thought it worked very well. Since I had the radiator out, it was a breeze. For $25, it is well worth it. A few quick notes: after I cranked the pulley down as far as I could, the inner bolt loosened very easily, the threads stayed 100% in order, and the main stud loosened very easily. I had the pulley almost fully on, except for about an eighth of an inch. I'm going to see if it works with the radiator in tomorrow night.
i used the one I got with the radiator in the car the only thing I had to move was the tranny cooler lines which I had to move so I could get my impact in to break the bolt loose. I put the asp pulley on the snout of the crank and then started this tool into the crank and ran it down by hand until I couldn't turn it anymore by hand. I then ran the pusher down by hand until it made contact I then held the out nut with a 15/16 and turned the pusher with another 15/16. I did this at first with the pusher as it comes no lube on it or thrust bearing which meant the pulley got on a little ways before it got difficult to turn. I removed the tool and added 90w-140 to the end of the pusher and put a washer on it and put some more 90w-140 on the outside of it to form a makeshift bearing. After doing that the pusher pushed the pulley completely flush without any effort at all. I then threaded the crank bolt in and tightened it.
very good tool. my recommendation which I said I told 618 hawk about earlier is to include the extra washer and some sort of grease packet or atleast give a couple good recommend greases or oils to use to lubricate and prevent binding. I also told him that he could go ahead and shorten the overall length of the threaded tool up to 1/4 of an inch to help clear the radiator and cooling fans but works fine as is.
__________________ 1999 Trans Am - MTI lid, Holley power shot air filter, free ram air,smooth bellows,ASP underdrive pulley,160* t-stat, pacesetter headers, TSP Y-pipe,tb bypass, self ported throttle body, 85mm MAF, MSD wires, AC Delco iridiums, Bilsteins, Eibach pro-kit springs, Hooker cat-back exhaust, A4, 3.23's, comp cam 222/224 566/568 112 LSA, comp 918 valve springs, thunder racing pushrods
ASE master certified plus L1 certified
1999 chevy 1500 5.3 ported tb, hooker aerochamber,e-fans
New Crank dampaner installation tool... Pics 
