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1997 Acura TL 3.2 V6. The rubber under the alternator ring on the harmonic balancer let go, so the whole thing needs to be replaced.. I'm ready to do battle with the crank bolt, but i'm having a time getting access to it.. There's a motor mount directly in front of it, so close that I can't even get the failed ring off, let alone the whole pulley. The image below shows the assembly..
I'm attempting to remove #12. After supporting the engine from below, I have remove the 4 bolts that are shown as #19.. To release the piece, and get room access to the balancer, I'm thinking I need to remove bolt #32, which should release #12 and allow it to be removed. Trouble is, it's so tight under there I'm having trouble getting tools on #32.
I considered removing the whole mount (#11).. There are 2 bolts on the bottom that hold the weight (#1), but there are 2 bolts on the top that are blocked so that's a bear too..
Am I going about this all wrong? Surely someone has dealt with this before, as it would have to be removed to do a timing belt replacement.
Can anyone confirm I'm on the right path, or suggest a different method to approach this??
I removed the fans and radiator, and it was much easier to work. Removed the mount (#11) and the rest was easy. Strapped my short breaker bar to #16 with a large stainless steel hose clamp, bumped the starter, and had the crank bolt out in seconds.. Wiggled the old balancer off by hand. no puller needed.
10-06-2015, 06:51 AM
