Rover V8 Crank bolt socket size

[350Matt]

Peeps

As the title says what is the size of socket required to undo the crank pulley bolt on a RV8 ?

I could have sworn it was 1" & 1/8 but that doesn't appear to fit, unless I'm being cack handed

Matt

[deetes]

15/16" on mine.

I just took off my pulley yesterday. Had to buy an extension so that my long bar was just level with the outer pulley. After removing the cover at the bottom of the bell housing I found that the only way I could hold the crank from turning was to screw a stud into the engine side of the flywheel and turn the engine untill it rested against the block, then with considerable effort and a little bit of bending on the afore mentioned stud the pulley stud slackend. Not the end of the story as I had to remove the power steering pulley to wrestle the pulley out.

Simple job though. Hahahaha

I'm going to be fitting a trigger wheel for MS. What you up to?

[rev-erend]

Matt

28mm long reach socket.

1st gear, handbrake on, and chock the wheels.. they take some shifting !

[GreenV8S]

deetes said:

15/16" on mine.

That rings a bell.

[Steve_D]

Just fitted a trigger wheel and VR sensor on mine.
Socket size is 15/16"

Steve

[Steve_D]

Quinny said:

If you can use an air wrench, it should whizz it undone in no time

I can use one....I just haven't got one.

Side note... also the perfect tool for changing the blade on a flymo.

Steve

[350Matt]

Cheers for all that

I'm also trying to fit a trigger wheel and have also reached the conclusion it'll be the flywheel guard plate off and something jammed in there to stop it all from moving

Matt

[rev-erend]

Matt

Here are some pictres of mine :

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

[GreenV8S]

Can't you stick it in 4th and get Mrs350Matt to stand on the brakes?

[deetes]

rev-erend said:

Matt

Here are some pictres of mine :

Rev,

My pulley's different than yours. The power steering pulley mounts behind the damper and I was intending to mount my trigger wheel behind that. It means I'll need about 30mm of spacer so that it's just clear of the pulley.

[Steve_D]

Pictures showing my sensor bracket with Ford sensor.
Last pic shows the relationship of the cut-out in the balancer and the missing tooth.










Steve

[IRG]

Steve,

If you are going to run EDIS with the std 14CU (flapper) or 14CUX (Hotwire) then you may run into lean mixture problems. The burn on the EDIS system is much more complete than with the pathetic Lucas coil / dizzy system and a couple of us immediately found that lean misfire was a big issue. This can be over come to a degree by adjusting the AFM but this is only a work around and not a cure as a linear fix is not the answewr………

All the issues went when full MS was fitted and the VE / spark tables correctly set …….. opens up a few more ponies too !



Ian

[rev-erend]

deetes said:

rev-erend said:

Matt

Here are some pictres of mine :

Rev,

My pulley's different than yours. The power steering pulley mounts behind the damper and I was intending to mount my trigger wheel behind that. It means I'll need about 30mm of spacer so that it's just clear of the pulley.

If I were you - I would check that it does not hit anything like the timing cover first.

[rev-erend]

Steve_D : About time you cleaned that engine and timing cover..

[Steve_D]

rev-erend said:

Steve_D : About time you cleaned that engine and timing cover..

Why would I want to remove my carefully applied anti-corrosion coating?

Steve

[deetes]

Steve_D said:

Pictures showing my sensor bracket with Ford sensor.
Last pic shows the relationship of the cut-out in the balancer and the missing tooth.






Steve

Steve,

Can't get my sensor in that position, as the power steering pump is mounted there.

I've just spent the afternoon fabricating a template, from thin alloy, for the sensor. It's not pretty but it'll probably be ok.

Nice to see you're using the same anti corrosion system as I am.

deetes

[deetes]

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If I were you - I would check that it does not hit anything like the timing cover first.
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Checked and it's no further out than the old oil slinger thingy on my power steering pulley.