Pro tip Ive used a harbor freight 3 jaw puller (with anti-seize on the threads!) along with the factory crank bolt loosened up with about an 1/8" -1/4"of space in between the back of the bolt and the crank face, and as I got the pulley to come loose and get close to the crank bolt I would back the puller off a bit to release tension, run the bolt out a few more threads another 1/4", and repeat until the tension was off the crank pulley and its worked perfect everytime..
just an FYI, I had to pull mine today. I rented the Chrysler puller from O'Reilly's. The kit (a black plastic case) had 4 different rods in it, one was a tad over 7". It worked perfectly. I was surprised to learn after removing mine I noticed it was not keyed to any timing mark(s). It's an 07 Silverado 5.3L Z71 4x4. Does anyone know what's up with that? It doesn't matter what position it's in when reinstalling it back on the engine? That blew my mind. Cheers from Louisiana.
@@masonorlando1747 no the only things that are timed are the crank and the cam. They are connected with the timing chain. So if the timing chain doesn't get removed, the timing wont be affected. A key on the harmonic balancer would never have anything to do with timing anyway. It would be to hold the balancer on the shaft. These are press fit on with extreme torque specs.
Pro tip Ive used a harbor freight 3 jaw puller (with anti-seize on the threads!) along with the factory crank bolt loosened up with about an 1/8" -1/4"of space in between the back of the bolt and the crank face, and as I got the pulley to come loose and get close to the crank bolt I would back the puller off a bit to release tension, run the bolt out a few more threads another 1/4", and repeat until the tension was off the crank pulley and its worked perfect everytime..
Took your advice and worked great!
Thank you explaining this in detail,I didn't want to buy a puller that I would probably only use 1 or 2x.
I'm happy to help.
Great advice Mike
just an FYI, I had to pull mine today. I rented the Chrysler puller from O'Reilly's. The kit (a black plastic case) had 4 different rods in it, one was a tad over 7". It worked perfectly. I was surprised to learn after removing mine I noticed it was not keyed to any timing mark(s). It's an 07 Silverado 5.3L Z71 4x4. Does anyone know what's up with that? It doesn't matter what position it's in when reinstalling it back on the engine? That blew my mind.
Cheers from Louisiana.
The timing chain is what keeps the engine in time. So if you turn the crank pulley, both the crank and cam are turning
@@krisbommersbach3776which doesn’t throw it out of time?
@@masonorlando1747 no the only things that are timed are the crank and the cam. They are connected with the timing chain. So if the timing chain doesn't get removed, the timing wont be affected. A key on the harmonic balancer would never have anything to do with timing anyway. It would be to hold the balancer on the shaft. These are press fit on with extreme torque specs.
@@krisbommersbach3776 they are pretty extreme torque specs
I use a pushrod ($4) from o reilly. Melling part #MPR653 7.8 inches long
great advice !!!!!
Pushrods work too.
About to try that push rod thing wish me luck
That rod looks bigger than 5/16
th-cam.com/users/shortsTdUet19Mk3g my way to pull it out