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Better choice is 90 degree bend large needle nose pliers, which came in a set of about six assorted pliers from Costco, for $18.
Wrap the needle nose tips with electrical or duct tape if you want to avoid scratching the pulley, and insert the pliers tips into the balance shaft pulley holes. This pulley only needs to be counter-held while working its nut, at low torque, so there is very little stress on the tool or pulley. With the needle nose tips in the little holes on the pulley, there is adequate space to torque the axle nut with a socket wrench.
Better choice is 90 degree bend large needle nose pliers, which came in a set of about six assorted pliers from Costco, for $18.
Wrap the needle nose tips with electrical or duct tape if you want to avoid scratching the pulley, and insert the pliers tips into the balance shaft pulley holes. This pulley only needs to be counter-held while working its nut, at low torque, so there is very little stress on the tool or pulley. With the needle nose tips in the little holes on the pulley, there is adequate space to torque the axle nut with a socket wrench.
This... Costs even less from Harbor Freight. I found mine in a 2 pack of pliers.
The balance shaft tool just doesn't hold the balance shaft still, the pins are "D" shaped and a snug fit to center the outer stamped steel part of the balance shaft sprockets also.
This is a tool I made for removing the collar nut on the power steering rack to disassemble it. Got tired of the hammer and punch. This works sooooo much better!
If it does the job right, it's the right tool for the job!
Maybe I'm just a tool ***** but I always try to pick up and use the factory tools every chance I get. I just used the 9226/9248 tools for installing the cams on my S2 and they worked so much quicker and easier than the homemade tools I had used previously.
10-05-2016 | 10:00 PM
