<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Geeze... can you ease up on me a little...
The time you have spent exploring your options would have gotten the pulley off and back on by now and you could have gotten on with your life. Wood, bolts, and wrenches used improperly would all do it.
"...used improperly..."? Assume that's a typo, but it also makes my point, I quess, I want to be sure of what I'm reading/doing
before I do it. This is not just for this time, it is more about getting
the best solution so next time I'll be ready with it already built, and not have to scramble around again. And in the mean time, maybe this discussion will help someone else -- from the number of views, I suspect that's true.
So would my suggestion, but you dismissed it because you did not want to pull a boot off a spark plug.
Really, I
didn't dismiss your suggestion
at all. I explained why I'm reluctant to use it, and it was a
very valid reason, for me...if you've ever spent dealer prices for those wires. Plus, even your post indicated some possible problems with stuffing rope down into the cylinder,i.e. with valves,etc, that I'd rather not have to deal with, unless I have to.
Nor, by the way, have I dismissed any of the other good ideas, either.
Really, I'm confused by your seeming p.o.'d attitude. I'm just trying to learn...
and perhaps help others in the same predicament. I'm sorry you've taken offense to my not wanting to use your idea. I don't mean
any offense at all. Perhaps I've committed some 4x4wire forum goof? Let me know, if I have.
The pulley [i
] is [/i] off. My
first post started out that I got the bolt off by bumping the starter. And later I thanked you for the HarmonicBalancerPuller idea, and used it.
Frankly, I am not sure exactly what you are wanting to hear.
I'm waiting to hear what I have been hearing. Some good ideas from some good people. Including you, if you'd just ease up on me a bit.
To each their own, but this seems to be something that is taking way more energy than it ever should.
Well, I'm happy I've pursued it, and hope to continue, if I can, but I've used up today's time on this to continue now.
I do want to thank you again for your help. The last thing I want is to get in to a fight with a moderator, or any one else, for that matter.
I also want to THANK everyone else who has responded with some great, positive ideas! Please keep them coming.
