Re: Is adding air conditioning an unobtainable myth?

Posted by PackardV8 On 2011/7/22 15:51:59

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"Removing the pulley on the crankshaft seems daunting. How is this best accomplished?"

ok. Looks like we will have to do this the hard way.

See the service manual that can be downloaded free from this site.

To answer your question specifically it requires a special puller. Let us know if and when and where u find such a puller and the cost and availability of such a puller.

NOW, your next question should be:
"How many of u long time Packard V8 owners actualy own such a puller??". I've never heard anyone indicate that they have such a puller. I don;t have one. I've pulled the Packard V8 harmonic balancer from at least 3 different engines on at least 5 different occaions. I used a make shift home brew puller that rite now i can't even remeber how i set it up. It's been about 5 years since i last removed one.

Now, try to find someone to spend about 3 hours gerry rigging a puller that will pull the harmonic balancer WITH OUT DAMAGING THE HARMAONIC BALANCER!!!

OR buy the special puller and let us know the details on cost and availability of the puller.

Quite frankly i strongly believe that there is no reason to remove the harmonic balancer. But since u are convinced that ther emust be TWO belts driving the compressor then it's the hard way all the way.

Edit: Clarification. Anyone that is said to be or claims to be any kind of an sutomobile mechanic would know how to remove the harmonic balancer and/or just the pulley. The way in which the pulley and/or harmonic balancer is affixed to engine is very basic and common among many many engines across many years and makes.