Saturn 12697768 Balancer Assembly, Cr/Shf

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This procedure requires a special pulley installation tool and a new crankshaft pulley bolt. Before proceeding, read through the entire procedure and obtain the necessary tools and materials. Start by disconnecting the cable from the negative battery terminal. Raise the vehicle and support it securely on jackstands. Remove the drivebelt. Install an engine support fixture or an engine hoist to the engine lifting bracket on the right side. Alternatively, the engine may be supported from below the oil pan with a floor jack and a block of wood. If this is done, position the wood and the jack to avoid damaging the oil pan. Tighten the engine support chain to remove the weight from the engine mounts. Remove the right side engine mount. Carefully lower the engine about two inches for clearance. Remove the crankshaft pulley bolt. Prevent the crankshaft from turning by removing the starter motor and wedging a large screwdriver or pry bar in the drive plate ring gear teeth. Install a large three-jaw puller on the pulley, and remove the pulley. Make note of how far the pulley is pressed onto the crankshaft. It must be installed in the same position. Use the puller to draw the pulley from the crankshaft. Lubricate the inside of the pulley bore with clean engine oil. Don't let oil contact the outside of the pulley's snout or the oil seal in the timing chain cover. The pulley must only be installed into a dry seal. Obtain a crankshaft pulley installation tool. Use only this tool to press the pulley into place. Install the pulley in its original position. The installation tool should be bottomed on the end of the crankshaft. Remove the installation tool. Install the new crankshaft pulley bolt. Have an assistant wedge the large screwdriver or pry bar in the drive plate ring gear teeth, then tighten the bolt to the torque and angle of rotation. The remainder of installation is the reverse of removal.

Disconnect the air inlet hoses to the throttle body, then the inlet hose to the air filter housing and lift out the air inlet resonator, setting it to the side; if complete removal is necessary, all electrical connectors must be disconnected. Remove the drive belt, then take out the crankshaft pulley bolts and the pulley itself. Install the crankshaft pulley along with the mounting bolts, tightening them to the specified torque. Finally, reinstall all components that were removed earlier.

Remove the first end of the cable connecting from the negative terminal of the battery. Pull the parking brake and place the gear lever in PARK, also, (loosen the lug nuts on the RH front wheel), then jack up the FRONT end of the car and place it on two jack stands. Turn the right front wheel outwards, thereby making it easy to unbolt from the car, and then take out the right splash shield from the wheel well. Remove the drivebelt. Take out the bolt exposed at the front of the crankshaft using the pin spanner in order to avoid to turning of crankshaft while operating on pulley bolt. The bolt can normally be quite light but, for this reason, it is advised to use a large breaker bar and a six-point socket. For a post 2006 car, get a new bolt; keep the old one in case of the first pulley installation. If a pin spanner cannot be obtained the starter should be disconnected and a large screw driver placed in between the ring gear teeth to prevent the crank shaft from rotating while an assistant tries to remove the crank shaft pulley bolt. The puller should have three hooks capable of holding the ID of the outer ring of the crankshaft pulley to prevent attachment to the outer ring. This kind of puller has a wide illustration of uses, for instance, to help remove the crankshaft pulley/balancer from the crankshaft: One should slip a spacer across the shaft such as a socket that drops into the hole in the pulley and that bears on the nose of the crankshaft to avoid denting it. Crankshaft key way- put a small amount of RTV sealant on this part of the crankshaft. Take the crankshaft pulley/balancer and place it on the crankshaft and slide it in until it engages the crankshaft, position the slot in the hub to the Woodruff key situation in the end of the crankshaft. With the help of a crankshaft balancer installation tool, the crankshaft pulley/balancer should be pressed on the crankshaft; it is also possible to use the crankshaft bolt for this purpose with a large amount of clean engine oil on the threads to avoid galling. To a 2005 model, fix the old bolt and washer into its respective place before putting some effort to tighten the bolt to the specified torque. For a pre-2006 model, retain the new bolt but replace the washer with the old one you removed; then tighten to the momentary torque and then remove. Replace the new bolt and washer and rotate them to the right torque of the device. The rest of the installation process is a mirror image of the removal process that was explained above.

As a first step in order to remove the crankshaft pulley you have to make sure you have a special pulley installation tool and a new crankshaft pulley bolt. Start the procedure on preventing the flow of current by removing the negative battery terminal, and properly jacking up the car on stands. Take the drivebelt and then place an engine support fixture/hoist over the engine lifting bracket at the right side, though you can also support the engine from below the oil pan using a floorjack and small wood placed on the oil pan but be careful not to bend the oil pan. Rotate the engine support chain clockwise to lift weight off the engine mounts then remove the right side engine mount to pull the engine down by about two inches. Loosen the crankshaft pulley bolt while securing the crank from rotating by removing it with the starter motor then inserting a large screwdriver or prybar through the drive plate ring gear. A large three jua puller is used to unthread the pulley from damper and ensure that hooks of puller are placed round the center hub not the outer inertia ring and note how much the pulley is pressed on crankshaft for reassembly. To lubricate it for installation, apply clean engine oil to the internal diameters of those holes and avoid oil coming into contact with the outside diameter of the pulley snout or the oil seal in the timing chain cover. Use a crankshaft pulley installation tool to fit the pulley without having to hammer it in as is often the norm. Replace the pulley into its proper position and take out the installing tool and put the new crankshaft pulley bolt then an assistant put the screwdriver or prybar in the ring gear teeth of the driveplate, tighten the bolt of your crankshaft pulley in accordance of the specified torque and angle of rotation of the screwdriver or prybar. Last one is done to complete the installation and this will be in the reverse of the removal steps mentioned above.

This procedure requires a special pulley installation tool and a new crankshaft pulley bolt. Before proceeding, read through the entire procedure and obtain the necessary tools and materials. Start by disconnecting the cable from the negative battery terminal. Raise the vehicle and support it securely on jackstands. Remove the drivebelt. Install an engine support fixture or an engine hoist to the engine lifting bracket on the right side. Alternatively, the engine may be supported from below the oil pan with a floor jack and a block of wood. If this is done, position the wood and the jack to avoid damaging the oil pan. Tighten the engine support chain to remove the weight from the engine mounts. Remove the right side engine mount. Carefully lower the engine about two inches for clearance. Remove the crankshaft pulley bolt. Prevent the crankshaft from turning by removing the starter motor and wedging a large screwdriver or pry bar in the drive plate ring gear teeth. Install a large three-jaw puller on the pulley, and remove the pulley. Make note of how far the pulley is pressed onto the crankshaft. It must be installed in the same position. Use the puller to draw the pulley from the crankshaft. Lubricate the inside of the pulley bore with clean engine oil. Don't let oil contact the outside of the pulley's snout or the oil seal in the timing chain cover. The pulley must only be installed into a dry seal. Obtain a crankshaft pulley installation tool. Use only this tool to press the pulley into place. Install the pulley in its original position. The installation tool should be bottomed on the end of the crankshaft. Remove the installation tool. Install the new crankshaft pulley bolt. Have an assistant wedge the large screwdriver or pry bar in the drive plate ring gear teeth, then tighten the bolt to the torque and angle of rotation. The remainder of installation is the reverse of removal.

This procedure requires a special pulley installation tool and a new crankshaft pulley bolt. Before proceeding, read through the entire procedure and obtain the necessary tools and materials. Start by disconnecting the cable from the negative battery terminal. Raise the vehicle and support it securely on jackstands. Remove the drivebelt. Install an engine support fixture or an engine hoist to the engine lifting bracket on the right side. Alternatively, the engine may be supported from below the oil pan with a floor jack and a block of wood. If this is done, position the wood and the jack to avoid damaging the oil pan. Tighten the engine support chain to remove the weight from the engine mounts. Remove the right side engine mount. Carefully lower the engine about two inches for clearance. Remove the crankshaft pulley bolt. Prevent the crankshaft from turning by removing the starter motor and wedging a large screwdriver or pry bar in the drive plate ring gear teeth. Install a large three-jaw puller on the pulley, and remove the pulley. Make note of how far the pulley is pressed onto the crankshaft. It must be installed in the same position. Use the puller to draw the pulley from the crankshaft. Lubricate the inside of the pulley bore with clean engine oil. Don't let oil contact the outside of the pulley's snout or the oil seal in the timing chain cover. The pulley must only be installed into a dry seal. Obtain a crankshaft pulley installation tool. Use only this tool to press the pulley into place. Install the pulley in its original position. The installation tool should be bottomed on the end of the crankshaft. Remove the installation tool. Install the new crankshaft pulley bolt. Have an assistant wedge the large screwdriver or pry bar in the drive plate ring gear teeth, then tighten the bolt to the torque and angle of rotation. The remainder of installation is the reverse of removal.

Disconnect the cable from the negative terminal of the battery. With the parking brake applied and the shift lever in Park, loosen the lug nuts from the right front wheel, then raise the front of the vehicle and support it securely on jackstands. Remove the right front wheel and the right splash shield from the wheel well. Remove the drivebelt. Support the right side of the subframe with a floor jack, remove the right-side subframe bolts, and loosen the left-side subframe bolts, then partially lower the right side of the subframe. Remove the bolt from the front of the crankshaft using a pin spanner to prevent the crankshaft from turning while loosening the pulley bolt, which is normally very tight; use a large breaker bar and a six-point socket for removal. Obtain a new bolt but save the old one for the initial installation of the pulley. Use a puller with three hooks that can grasp the inside diameter of the outer ring of the crankshaft pulley, ensuring the hooks do not attach to the outside of the pulley. Remove the crankshaft pulley/balancer from the crankshaft using a puller that bears on the crankshaft pulley hub, and use a spacer to avoid damage to the crankshaft. Apply a small amount of RTV sealant onto the crankshaft keyway and allow it to set up slightly. Position the crankshaft pulley/balancer on the crankshaft and slide it on as far as it will go, ensuring the slot in the hub aligns with the Woodruff key in the end of the crankshaft. Using a crankshaft balancer installation tool, press the crankshaft pulley/balancer onto the crankshaft, noting that the crankshaft bolt can also be used for this purpose with clean engine oil on the bolt threads to prevent galling. For a 2005 model, install the old bolt and washer and tighten it to the specified torque. For a 2006 or later model, purchase a new bolt, install the old bolt and washer, tighten it to the specified torque, then remove it. Install the new bolt and washer, tightening it to the specified torque followed by the angle torque. The remaining installation steps are the reverse of removal, ensuring to tighten the subframe bolts to the specified torque.

This procedure requires a new crankshaft balancer bolt and special balancer installation tools J 41665 and EN-47812, which are available through specialized tool manufacturers only.

Position the crankshaft pulley/balancer on the crankshaft, ensuring the slot in the hub aligns with the Woodruff key.

Obtain a crankshaft pulley installation tool to press the pulley into place without hammering it on.

After disconnecting the battery, raise the vehicle and support it securely on jackstands. Then, take off the splash shield from below the engine compartment by removing its mounting fasteners.

Slide it on as far as it will go, ensuring the slot in the hub aligns with the Woodruff key in the end of the crankshaft.

If the pulley is stuck, use a puller that bolts to the three threaded holes in the pulley hub, along with a spacer like a deep socket to avoid damaging the crankshaft.

The installation tool should be bottomed on the end of the crankshaft before removal.

Coat the lip of the new seal with clean engine oil and drive it into the bore with a seal driver or a socket slightly smaller in diameter than the seal, ensuring the open side faces into the engine.