I know, I know....reviving an old thread. I just wanted to say thanks to the OP for this DIY (reps given)! It helped me this past weekend when installing my NST lightweight crank and alternator pulleys.
A few notes:
- I followed these install instructions to a 'T'. I started by removing the plastic splash guard and draining the radiator. Only after doing so and moving to the top of the engine, did I realize that there is more than enough room between the hoses to get leverage to remove the crank pulley bolt. If you want to save a step, you don't have to drain the radiator. You can just drain the overflow bottle, remove it, and you'll have access to the radiator fan bolts. Or, you can do like I did, and remove the overflow bottle bolts, leave the radiator cap in place, and once you remove the hoses to the overflow bottle, just invert the overflow bottle, leave the fluid in there, and remove the bottle.
- I tried using an air ratchet to remove the crank pulley bolt, but that son of a b**** must have been put on there by the world's strongest man. I ended up using a breaker bar with about a 4 foot extension (as OP did).
-There is no need to remove the alternator to remove the alternator pulley and bolt. With the air ratchet, it came off fairly easily.
I just wanted to contribute to hopefully help others out in the future, as I thank everyone who came before me and wrote other DIYs which have helped me tremendously (including this one
).