Harmonic balancer pulley tool?

Z31 FTW · 02-27-2011, 04:57 AM

I am looking for the hexagon shaped tool used to hold the harmonic balancer so I can give a breaker bar hell and the pulley not move with me. I know this tool exist because I have used it before that my friend let me barrow. Basically I'm wandering if any one knows where I can find this tool? Rent or buy it I don't care. Autozone and advanced here are both retarded and keep saying the tool don't exist. I know snap on sells them but this is needed by tomorrow morning so I need to find a store with it. Here is a picture of what I am looking for. http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...l7tt2ZY7dTn6Aa

DEL SLW · 02-27-2011, 09:06 AM

TPR has one. As far as renting it from Rob, that's his call.

What car/motor is this for?

240Jeff · 02-27-2011, 10:39 AM

I'm pretty sure Autozone has one of those in their Loan-a-tool program. I went through their site and couldn't find it though. It was almost two years ago, so I don't know.

Z31 FTW · 02-27-2011, 12:01 PM

It's for the b18. And I know auto zone don't have it because I bitched them out for not having it the last time I needed it.

240Jeff · 02-27-2011, 01:19 PM

Sucks for you. When I worked there, I know for a fact we had one in Mason.

dre5491 · 02-27-2011, 01:24 PM

Advance should have one. Call around to some parts stores someone should have a loaner.

Mista Bone · 02-27-2011, 02:45 PM

1/2" impact = done!

Z31 FTW · 02-27-2011, 03:29 PM

Yea I work at autozone in Harrison. But I know they don't have it. I ended up finding out napa sells it special order but they can't order on Sundays. And our 1/2 impact is not strong enough. I ended up finding one through my friends friend. Job is done now. Thanks for the info fellas

BTM · 02-27-2011, 06:24 PM

got mine off the shelf at smyth auto on rt. 42. i think it was like $20-25

VtecFreePrelude · 02-27-2011, 08:01 PM

i was gonna say i have helped someone with this on here before
we stock 2 different brands
im there all week except thursdays usually till 5 or 6
ask for nate

Z31 FTW · 02-28-2011, 12:47 AM

Quote:

i was gonna say i have helped someone with this on here before<br>
we stock 2 different brands<br>
im there all week except thursdays usually till 5 or 6<br>
ask for nate

Where do u work man? I'll probably be able to use this tool for my z too so I might as well buy one

240Jeff · 02-28-2011, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Z31 FTW

Yea I work at autozone in Harrison. But I know they don't have it. I ended up finding out napa sells it special order but they can't order on Sundays. And our 1/2 impact is not strong enough. I ended up finding one through my friends friend. Job is done now. Thanks for the info fellas

Explains a lot.

Z31 FTW · 02-28-2011, 03:41 PM

Didn't you say youUsed to work there too Jeff before? I mean don't get me wrong, I even say the only difference in autozone and kmart is the stuff they sell. Neither stores employees know what there selling. But I'm working on enrolling back into school and autozone let's me choose my hours so it was the best choice. As far as knowledge? I'll just say I got on this forum to meet more locals. Not for help with my car.

bodyman · 04-02-2011, 06:06 PM

I know this is a month or so old but I got mine from Snap-On/Bluepoint works great

Foowee · 04-03-2011, 11:26 AM

fyi... There are multiple ways to break that bolt loose without the tool.

-In the past I've filled the cylinder with nylon rope on the compression stroke to stop the crank.

-You can run a bolt into the back of the flywheel and a bolt in one of the holes for the flywheel cover, then brace a combination wrench between the two.

Be creative n I'm sure you can find a solution that isn't in your wallet.

TPR · 05-02-2011, 07:10 PM

for future- we stock the moroso tool. Its just a phone call.