Pullies
01-19-2003, 08:45 PM
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Pullies
Whats involved in installing some pullies... for obvious reasons... should be straight foward. but never removed pullies before, they torqued on pretty damn tight i would assume.
01-19-2003, 09:42 PM
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north texas prelude owners group did an install on one and had one hell of a time getting the stock pullies off. check it out..
http://www.ntpog.org/reviews/underdrive/pulley.shtml
make sure and read the thing at the very bottom where they weigh the benefits vs the problems too. its pretty interesting.
http://www.ntpog.org/reviews/underdrive/pulley.shtml
make sure and read the thing at the very bottom where they weigh the benefits vs the problems too. its pretty interesting.
01-19-2003, 10:11 PM
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ya.. ive read all the good/bad ppl say about them.. but im not worried about that at all.
and ya.. i knew the stock ones were gonna be a BITCH to get off.. although. they've only been on my car for about 8k miles.
might not be AS bad. not factory tight.
*edit* thats also the underdrive pulley.. i just got A/C and Powersteering pullies.
and ya.. i knew the stock ones were gonna be a BITCH to get off.. although. they've only been on my car for about 8k miles.
might not be AS bad. not factory tight.
*edit* thats also the underdrive pulley.. i just got A/C and Powersteering pullies.
01-20-2003, 05:22 AM
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yeah, that's the debate i've had a number of times. see, even if it's a crank pulley and not a harmonic balancer, you still dick with the balance of your bottom end when add or r&r this part. now, if you're building an engine fresh and balance with one of those pullies, then you'll be fine. it's for reasons as described that i AM a geek!
crate, i'd recommend having one of those honda service tools or at least bring the car to a place that has one to break it loose for you. it IS a bitch! even if you have a 3/4" drive impact...i know from experience...
see ya!
the geek
p.s. ooops, just saw your edit. well, hope ya have a good set of strap wrenches to assist doing your accessory pullies!
crate, i'd recommend having one of those honda service tools or at least bring the car to a place that has one to break it loose for you. it IS a bitch! even if you have a 3/4" drive impact...i know from experience...
see ya!
the geek
p.s. ooops, just saw your edit. well, hope ya have a good set of strap wrenches to assist doing your accessory pullies!
01-20-2003, 07:44 AM
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Daluded on this board did his alternator and power steering pulleys no problem...he has a prelude w/ the same motor as you...if you have problems getting the crank pulley off, we can do it for you...some of the iridium v members recently removed a pulley that was torqued down so much that a 500ft/lb air hammer couldnt remove it 
01-20-2003, 08:16 AM
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It should be alot easier to swap pullies on your car than it would mine. I have only changed a pully an an old 280Z. It wasn't that hard. Make sure you get the right belts. There are a few companies that make ones that are supposed to be stronger than OE belts.
01-20-2003, 10:21 AM
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the power steering pulley will have to be removed and installed with special tools. i wouldn't really know where to find them other than the tool trucks, but i would assume that northern or hampton freight would have something that would work.
for the a/c pulley you'll have to remove the clutch first, and be careful not to damage the magnetic field that engages the clutch when the compressor is running. imo i would almost say that changing this pulley would be absolutely worthless performance-wise when weighted against the difficulty of installation but hey, do your thing. crank pulley would be more beneficial, and easier to install though.
if you have a real hard time with it, pm me and i'll work something out.
for the a/c pulley you'll have to remove the clutch first, and be careful not to damage the magnetic field that engages the clutch when the compressor is running. imo i would almost say that changing this pulley would be absolutely worthless performance-wise when weighted against the difficulty of installation but hey, do your thing. crank pulley would be more beneficial, and easier to install though.
if you have a real hard time with it, pm me and i'll work something out.
