Crankshaft Pin Tool

[sparty116]

I seem to be reading more and more about people spinning the hub bolt out and doing serious damage to their engines. Would the pin tool that Sean Roe sells be a good fix, or can you just make sure the bolts are tightened correctly. I am going to be performing prevenitive maintenance soon and was wondering if it is worth it.

 

[VIPR GTS]

It is worth the time and effort, most tuners also insure that the crank pulleys are pinned. Call Sean.

 

[2002_Viper_GTS_ACR]

I did mine like 2 weeks ago. Man its a *****, but sure is a GREAT piece of mind. Might not have ever spun before, but I can guarantee its far less likely to do so now, then without the pinning tool.

Again, the drilling *****... expect it to take a LONG time.

course, I was drilling into a after market ATI Harmonic balancer, but i dont see it being much easier on stock.

Jon

 

[txlen]

if you remove the hood and the lower motor mount bolts and jack up the motor it's a bit easier...Len

 

[2002_Viper_GTS_ACR]

lol, Len, I did it with the motor OUTSIDE the car. What do you think about that ?? Still took forever for the drill to ********* all the metal.

Jon

 

[txlen]

yea!!...you're a cheater!!!....the one i'm building now i did outside the motor too!!..it's ALOT easier!!!..i bought killer drill bits and it still ain't no easier..i invested in the drill doctor to!!!..now that tool is amazing!!!!..Len

 

[2002_Viper_GTS_ACR]

I have a drill doctor myself, had one for about 2 years now. But I dont think the bit was dull, never attempted to sharpen it, just kept drillin, figured I'd get there eventually. (and I did)

Jon

 

[txlen]

yep!!...it gets boring!!!...but it's well worth the effort....Len

 

[ViperBing]

I did mine (in the car with the hood on) with a right angled air powered drill. I rented an electric right angle drill, but it was way too big. I heard all the stories about how difficult it was, and it really wasn't. Total drilling time for each hole was about 5 minutes. I expected to chew through drill bits, but one did the entire job with no problem.

I did take my time to ensure that I drilled to the proper depth. Someone told me that if you drill too deep, you might end up with an oil leak. I don't know if there is any truth to that or not.

 

[Go Fast For Life]

Jon,

Did you get the ATI SuperDamper we talked about?

 

[2002_Viper_GTS_ACR]

Hey Ron,

Sure enough. I got the ATI super Damper and even used the Shawn Roe Crank pinning tool. The Paxton one *****, the pins are the size of toothpicks in the paxton set up. Roe's are almost as thick as a pensil.

Jon

 

[Mr Hemi Head]

Matt I pinned my crank today using Roe's kit. I removed the hood and air cleaner housing.It's not necesary to move the engine.The most difficult part was getting the crank bolt loose. Question:If it's that tight why am I doing this? Answer:Because the Wizzard said I should. Using a Milwalkee 0375-6 Close Quarter electric drill with a titanium bit it took 5min.per hole. I purchased the torque wrench and drill, the Roe tool is part of the S/C kit so this mod was sort of expensive but much less then a damaged motor. Rick

 

[Johann]

What size are the roll pins and how deep are the drilled holes?
I'm wondering if my 90° aircraft drill is up to the task. It fits in tight quarters but the threaded bit selection is limited.

 

[Steve Miehe]

Any input on simply keeping 250 lb. ft. on the crank bolt and checking it from time to time???