How to remove crank pulley bolt?

[snrusnak]

nevermind, I got it...I found another inspection hole that had a rubber plug in it and I used a allen wrench to stick in one of the holes in the flywheel. Worked like a charm...

[lalahaha1]

nevermind, I got it...I found another inspection hole that had a rubber plug in it and I used a allen wrench to stick in one of the holes in the flywheel. Worked like a charm...

Hi, would you be able to post a pic or a link of where this flywheel plug is? I might need to use this method.

[avguy]

nevermind, I got it...I found another inspection hole that had a rubber plug in it and I used a allen wrench to stick in one of the holes in the flywheel. Worked like a charm...

Hadn't seen this post before, and I'm glad it was revived. You did this well over a year ago, and I'm assuming with no side effects. It SOUNDS great, but I'm just wondering about the possibility of damaging/bending the flywheel or anything tied directly into it, because of the leverage being applied via the pully bolt. I'm not challenging your method - just a DIY guy with no formal auto training, so it's just a question. I did the timing belt on my '05 manual tranny using 5th gear, so that wasn't an issue for me. But I have my daughters '06 automatic coming up soon, and would really be pleased to use the method that you did, as long as the risk of pinning the flywheel like that is low (or better yet, zero).