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I've used it several times without a problem .... 900 1995

posted by  Ken C on  Sat Dec 3 17:59 CST 2011
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I've used IPD's tool (although mine is gold-colored: anodizing?) bought many years ago, several times on my two '93 B230s (although I still need the "rope trick" for my '84 B23) without a problem.

I know that you sometimes have to rotate the crank a hair one way or the other to get the tangs on the tool to fit all the way into the slots of the balancer, and that the tool has to be held down securely under the tensioner's nut, but I don't think that either oversight could have bent your tool (as it seems to be in your photos) -- the tool truly looks twisted. And like you, I also use a breaker bar (even longer than yours, 24", on a half-inch drive socket) for loosening, and never got a sense that it was stressing the tool.

I'm at a loss to explain your problem, except that either the tool's metal wasn't the right alloy (production mistake), or maybe your crankshaft bolt was seriously (and I mean *seriously*) overtightened by the previous owner or mechanic.

In any case, you really should send it back to IPD for an exchange. This tool is really a good one (as a generality) :-).





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