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[troyellenburg]

Hey, i've been working on my 1988 honda accord lx-i with a blown head gasket. I have run into a stump, i cannot get the harmonic balancer off and trying to have broken a piece of the metal off.

A 400 ft lbs impact will not take the olt off aND i would still need a tool anyways to get a new one back on.

My question is: Where can i find a tool for my honda accord? I have looked online and only found tools for a 1990 honda accord, will it work on mine or where can i get one/make one or what?? and im finding it hard to find a cheap harmonic balancer too, so if anyone knows where i can find one id greatly appriciate it.


Thanks,

Troy

[Raley]

first we need to know which style of harmonic balancer you have, there are 2 styles. 1 has a bunch of holes in it and the other has a hex shape in it. is it an auto or manual?

find a new pulley on ebay or a junkyard.

[troyellenburg]

i have an auto, here are some pictures of the harmonic balancer.

[Raley]

oh, that ones way more crazy than regular. i dunno if there is even a tool for that. you can usually use 2 screw drivers with a bar holding them in place, then snaking a socket inbetween and then you jump on the breaker bar.

[troyellenburg]

i cant do that because the bolt is in the center and i cant get a socket there, unless you had some way to get around it

[Raley]

you clearly don't get mechanics... take it to a shop...

[troyellenburg]

i bent a 3 foot metal bar trying to gt it off....its not that i dont get mechanics, its that...well im not really sure. its as if someone put jb weld on the bolt before putting it back on. i put my body weight on the bar and did pull ups...is it possible i can just drop a 92 engine into it, both are FI, if the mechanic cant get it off, im taking it to one sunday

[troyellenburg]

how much do you think a shop would charge me just to take the bolt off? i live in missouri

[Raley]

Depending on the shop, free to like 60.

A 92 motor is obd1, so either swapping sensors or wiring.

[troyellenburg]

okay sweet, i might be getting an engine and tranny 5speed from someone from a 91 for 200$, and i also got a buddy who has a huge air tank and a 1000ft lb+ impact. hopefully that works, ill post here if it does.