crankshaft nut? which way?

[wayne]

I've got a '97 Legacy 2.2L engine.
Which way do I turn the crankshaft pulley nut to take it
off? The usual counter clockwise? It's on very tight.

Thanks,
Wayne

 

[Rat]

I've got a '97 Legacy 2.2L engine.
Which way do I turn the crankshaft pulley nut to take it
off? The usual counter clockwise? It's on very tight.

Thanks,
Wayne

Counterclockwise is correct. You turn it the opposite of the engines
rotation. A sketchy but successful method of removing the crank pulley
nut is to use a breaker bar wedged against the ground and key the
starter. Just make sure you don't hold the starter for more than a
second or you may start the engine.

 

[TG]

Did you shove a big screwdriver in the hole on the top of where the
bellhousing bolts up...take the rubber plug out. TG