Pulley Question - Page 2

fanbanlo · 11-03-2009, 10:34 PM

your mechanics suck then. Mine only took him ~30 minutes.

msm_ching · 11-03-2009, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nwinnie34

may not mean anything to you guys...

but i have been running the ralco UD pullies on my accord for about 8 months... not one problem... overall awesome mod on the k24a4 and is about $100 cheaper than the unorthadox pullies

install was $100....but took so long it ended up being $125
the garage doing the install absolutely needs a 3/4" air gun.... or else yur gonna have to take yur crank case off and have a breaker bar on the actual crank....and another breaker bar on the pulley

took them like 1.5 hours to do

did u watch them do it tho??

or else, i think you got cheated somehow ..@@

i got a person from a bodyshop to install for me. he got no exp, and he finished it under an hour. and cost me $50..

losothefatso · 11-04-2009, 12:34 AM

fanbanlo, I appreciate that.

Keep me inform, and also I'll check ebay from time to time if I see the UR pulleys on sale. Maybe if we can get enough of us he can do some sort of group buy.

What were the problems people were seeing with the NST?

tsxtasy · 11-04-2009, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by losothefatso

fanbanlo, I appreciate that.

Keep me inform, and also I'll check ebay from time to time if I see the UR pulleys on sale. Maybe if we can get enough of us he can do some sort of group buy.

What were the problems people were seeing with the NST?

Ralco RZ Underdrive Pulleys Acura RSX TSX Accord 02-07:eBay Motors (item 310100065972 end time Nov-07-09 13:15:41 PST)
Just offer them $100 and it should be accepted

losothefatso · 11-04-2009, 04:53 PM

Wow you're right I sent him a message a few days ago, but last time I offered $115, I wonder what would happen if I offered $100 what would he say lol. Can someone give me more information about this before I go ahead and buy it.

losothefatso · 11-05-2009, 05:51 PM

I just went ahead and bought the Ralco Pulleys from the guy on ebay for a really good price IMO. Just waiting for him to ship them out.

Now I'm finding out where I can buy Gates CR-V belt from a local store in the meantime and a place that would install for a good price. (50-$80?)

I'll keep you guys updated.

nwinnie34 · 11-05-2009, 07:26 PM

i watched them... the P/S and alternator pullies are a breeze... but they didnt have a big enough air wrench to break the crank pulley.... they tried the gun like 20 times.... tried starting the car with a wrench on the crank (old honda mechanic said it would work) hoping it would crank over and loosen.... then they had to take the crank plate off and have a breaker bar on each side of the crank.... watched the whole process
these are pretty good mechanics who are highly rated by audizine, bimmerforum, passatworld, and by me..... it just took them a while...granted they dont see many hondas in there.... its more of a tuning shop

AMS Autowerks Linden, NJ

curls · 11-05-2009, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nwinnie34

i watched them... the P/S and alternator pullies are a breeze... but they didnt have a big enough air wrench to break the crank pulley.... they tried the gun like 20 times.... tried starting the car with a wrench on the crank (old honda mechanic said it would work) hoping it would crank over and loosen.... then they had to take the crank plate off and have a breaker bar on each side of the crank.... watched the whole process
these are pretty good mechanics who are highly rated by audizine, bimmerforum, passatworld, and by me..... it just took them a while...granted they dont see many hondas in there.... its more of a tuning shop

AMS Autowerks Linden, NJ

I was easily able to remove the crank pulley (after my air impact didn't do the job) by using about 24" worth of 1/2" extension bars so it cleared the wheel well, and then using a breaker bar with my jack handle slipped over it for mucho leverage. I had most of my 210 pounds of weight onto it with the car in 3rd gear and my wife on the brake pedal. BAAAAANG, the crank pulley bolt let loose and came out no problem. I gotta tell you though, that BANG is very, very alarming even if you are 'prepared' for it.

I'd highly suggest using an impact socket (black, softer metal to avoid shattering). Just to be safe.