Thread: 300 TDi crank pulley bolt....

Originally Posted by johntins

So, bought a Milwaulkee 18 volt 3/4 drive rattle gun. No contest. Undone in about one second. Wish I'd had it when I was undoing the head bolts... Gunna make changing wheels a snap.

Wow, I can't believe that was so easy but so many other forceful methods failed. I was starting to think it was angle grinder time (possibly to the pulley as well!).

Can I ask how much the rattle gun was?

Congratulations!

Sometimes the job is impossible without the right tool and dead easy with the right tool.

Last year I spent a whole afternoon trying to remove the crank pulley bolt on a Camry to no avail.

Next day I borrowed Tank's impact wrench and compressor. The exact time it took to remove the bolt was a bit difficult to measure accurately. However it would have been close to 1/4 second to start the bolt moving and about another 3/4 second to remove it completely.

Originally Posted by Judo

Can I ask how much the rattle gun was?

Probably about this much.
https://www.gettoolsdirect.com.au/mi...tusaAnIC8P8HAQ

Maybe plus the cost of the battery and charger.

Originally Posted by vnx205

Probably about this much.
https://www.gettoolsdirect.com.au/mi...tusaAnIC8P8HAQ

Maybe plus the cost of the battery and charger.

Thanks for catering for my laziness.

That ball joint on the drop arm from the steering box took me 12hrs to replace the first time without the correct tools.

Originally Posted by Judo

Wow, I can't believe that was so easy but so many other forceful methods failed. I was starting to think it was angle grinder time (possibly to the pulley as well!).

Can I ask how much the rattle gun was?

$699, with a charger and two batteries, from that tool mob with the red shops. I think it will be a good investment in the long run.

There is evidence of a considerable amount of some thread locking substance. Nice to know it works...

Originally Posted by johntins

$699, with a charger and two batteries, from that tool mob with the red shops. I think it will be a good investment in the long run.

Dave (Blknight) and Tank both brought up good points re compressors and air lines. My 3/4 drive air rattler had no effect on this bolt, and I was at it for some time. My compressor was no good, so I borrowed a good one, which cost a lot of money when purchased, but still no good.
I've been wanting a decent compressor for a while, but not any more. The ones I have will easily blow up a tyre, or run the brad gun when I need it, or the air ratchet, but I'm not chasing good performance out of air tools any longer. I have always liked cordless stuff, but all the stuff I have is NiCad. I simply was not prepared for the power that the Lithium stuff has. And now I have the core of a system that has many tools and doesn't need cords or hoses, and, if the rattle gun is any guide, is absolutely brilliant.