Crank Gear Install

[gbodyera]

Is there any other way to install a crank gear rather than buy a crank gear inst. tool?

 

[pontiacgp]

are you talking about the crank timing gear?.....that just slides onto the crank...

and if you do need a tool alot of car part stores have a tool rental program

 

[blk74nova]

You can put the crank gear in the oven at a few hundred degrees and it should expand enough to slide over the crank especially if you let the crank get cold. Thats easy to cool in ohio !!!!

 

[pontiacgp]

I would want the crank timing gear to be able to align itself with the cam timing gear so I want it to slide on ...

 

[gbodyera]

And tell me who's gonna touch the crank when it comes out of the oven?

 

[Oldsmoletick]

Leather work gloves

 

[gbodyera]

 

[blk74nova]

Thats why i said to put the gear in the oven . Put the crank in the freezer lol

Pontiacgp, I was asuming the OP was talking about chevy engines and the crank gear. Its a press fit with a keyway it keep it in the right spot.

 

[gbodyera]

how long should i put it in there?

 

[Oldsmoletick]

I'd start with 30-45 minutes in a pre heated oven.