The right tool for the job...
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The right tool for the job...
The official BMW pulley puller showed up from CMS today, along w/the crank thread protector (and the new intake btw!) and all I can say is wow! Not only did the shipment arrive in record time (as usual), the tools are absolutely perfect.
I removed the crank pulley to clean off the assembly lube w/absolutely no effort whatsoever. The tools weren't cheap but absolutely worth every penny! Even at twice the price...
Ironically, the local BMW dealership also called today, seems they ordered the exact same tools for me when I asked if they were available last week...so now I have 2!
Henry, you have a package heading your way for your patience and understanding... Did your new tensioner bar show up from CMS yet?
I removed the crank pulley to clean off the assembly lube w/absolutely no effort whatsoever. The tools weren't cheap but absolutely worth every penny! Even at twice the price...
Ironically, the local BMW dealership also called today, seems they ordered the exact same tools for me when I asked if they were available last week...so now I have 2!
Henry, you have a package heading your way for your patience and understanding... Did your new tensioner bar show up from CMS yet?
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OK, fellas, long story short: about a month back I asked the dealership for an estimate for a tensioner tool and they told be €50! Wow, great price!! They said it would take about a week, ten days and would call once it arrived. I called them yesterday and they told me that the quote was wrong; it would be €120 to order. I knew it was too good to be true. So, where do ya'll recommend that I get this tool? I'm not looking for cheap, Harbor Freight tools but I'm not real keen to pay €120 for an occasional, once a year tool either. Thanks!
Cheers!!
Cheers!!
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Hi Poppa Bear!!
Yes, 120 euros it is expensive. You can get it from same place 91Eunos got his CustomMinishop.com or outmotoring.com for about $65.00.
Cooper S Belt Tensioner Tool
$64.95
Yes, 120 euros it is expensive. You can get it from same place 91Eunos got his CustomMinishop.com or outmotoring.com for about $65.00.
Cooper S Belt Tensioner Tool
$64.95
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What Henry said... Or come down to my house and we'll do it here w/Henry's old bar that's now welded back together Frankenstien style! Lord knows I have plenty of experience running the belt now...and my 9-year-old son is the master of holding the tension bar whilst I route the belt over the pulleys!
BTW Henry, do you want the old one back? I owe you big time... I'm glad you like the pulley puller...that thing is a piece of art to me. I can't believe how easy it was to pull the pulley w/that thing. I really like the dished end of the thread protector--machined to take the tip of the puller bolt w/the pressed in self-centering bearing. Noice.
Also did you notice that the puller bolt has a very fine thread pitch to spread the load over more surface area? Nice touch.
The plate w/the holes for the retaining bolts looks like nice quality tool steel too... I'm very impressed w/the overall quality of the tool set; especially for the price.
BTW Henry, do you want the old one back? I owe you big time... I'm glad you like the pulley puller...that thing is a piece of art to me. I can't believe how easy it was to pull the pulley w/that thing. I really like the dished end of the thread protector--machined to take the tip of the puller bolt w/the pressed in self-centering bearing. Noice.
Also did you notice that the puller bolt has a very fine thread pitch to spread the load over more surface area? Nice touch.
The plate w/the holes for the retaining bolts looks like nice quality tool steel too... I'm very impressed w/the overall quality of the tool set; especially for the price.
Last edited by 91Eunos; 04-10-2008 at 12:32 PM.
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I used some 12mm threaded rod w/a couple of washers and a nut until I could get the pulley on far enough to use the (old) crank bolt. Once I had it tight and confirmed it was aligned w/the other pulleys I took that bolt out, cleaned the threads in the crank nose one last time and then put the new bolt in w/a lot of Locktite Red.
The other tool I got from BMW that bolts to the pulley to use like a wrench made it really easy to torque the crank bolt to 85 ft-lbs.
The other tool I got from BMW that bolts to the pulley to use like a wrench made it really easy to torque the crank bolt to 85 ft-lbs.
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Poppa Bear,
I will try to explain:
(2) M-6mm x16mm bolts
For the tool, get the big metal door Hinge from Hornback or Baumark. Drill two 6 mm holes starting with a 5mm bit work your way up until the bolt fit tight on the metal hinge. On the piece of metal from top to bottom measure 6mm and drill a hole. For the second hole from top to bottom 13mm and drill a 6mm hole and for the diagonal distance in between, they are 34mm apart. Let me know
Henry
I will try to explain:
(2) M-6mm x16mm bolts
For the tool, get the big metal door Hinge from Hornback or Baumark. Drill two 6 mm holes starting with a 5mm bit work your way up until the bolt fit tight on the metal hinge. On the piece of metal from top to bottom measure 6mm and drill a hole. For the second hole from top to bottom 13mm and drill a 6mm hole and for the diagonal distance in between, they are 34mm apart. Let me know
Henry
Last edited by WP4LDU; 04-14-2008 at 07:11 AM.
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