I recall the truck moving in gear with the E-brake on still when assembling mine. I bought a large chain wrench for the R&R of a worn out crank pulley. It will hold the pulley in place and you'll be able to tourqe it with ease.
Crankshaft pulley almost fell off
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NeverGiveUpYota
Dare me.
I put mine in 4th, ebrake and choked the wheels and worked just fine.
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x2 on 4th gear/ebrake/choked the wheels - I did this and had no problem torquing the nut.
NeverGiveUpYota
Dare me.
Great minds you and I are James.
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I believe this project/repair is complete. Yesterday afternoon I placed a charger on my battery. Today after church it cranked relatively easily, considering it's been 8 or 9 weeks since it started. It ran without unusual noises and the HB didn't appear to be warped. I drove it to church tonight and I noticed a water leak which may be due to over filling the radiator and overflow bottle. I'll check the hoses and water level tomorrow after work. I guess the question is, how long will the welded key way repair last? Hopefully, the answer will be forever. I'll check the HB nut every month or so at first and then annually. My 60 isn't my daily driver during the school year. It sees the road/trails on weekends and anytime I'm off. It becomes my daily driver during the summer.
I appreciate the help from those that responded to my questions, offered guidance and encouragement during this ordeal.
Hopefully, this thread will help others that may find themselves in a similar situation.
I appreciate the help from those that responded to my questions, offered guidance and encouragement during this ordeal.
Hopefully, this thread will help others that may find themselves in a similar situation.
Hmmm, I tried only first and reverse but looking back now that's when it had possibly the most tourqe to move. Oh well, now I have a tool that has come in handy from time to time including the removal of the cam sprockets on my Subaru.
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You can't have too many tools. I'm glad it worked for you.
NeverGiveUpYota
Dare me.
Congrats James! You rock! On one of those repair keyway threads there was a list of links to about 5 or 6 other threads of folks who repaired as well the first one on April 11, 2005 (hehe, my bday) to 2010. I contacted all of them and I received responses from three. Even spoke to one guy in Alaska mega miles from me in CT, whose recommendation I could wrap my head around but to find someone to help me was fruitless. Seems the consensus of folks who welded had full use of their trucks for many years thereafter so, I can in theory say, you ought to be good to go. The fact you put the key back in and torqued the nut is a huge part of the repair staying sound.
Obviously seeing as I am back and forth on this I am more than alluding to a repair of my own. I suppose if I can muster up my courage I will post up a thread even tho its not the the "right" way. I will say I was told by a guru type guy in the Toyota world who isn't here on mud that to put my HB back on I would require the use of a BFH which was absurd once I got a real look at the space I had even with the AC condenser out. My stock bottle jack and a section of wood did the job very easily and smoothly. The same guy also told me to forgo the key altogether and line everything up, torque the nut and tack weld it again like the previous PO had done. I am glad I sat on this and researched and reached out and spoke to so many because if not I may have done that and honestly I just knew in my gut I needed the key in place as it was arranged nearly 30 years ago on the factory floor.
In so many ways I am glad for this crazy misfortune to happen because if not I would have not met you and had a chance to learn so much about the ins and outs of our trucks. As we learn we also gain confidence. Thanks for helping me along with this journey!
