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corollave · 11-13-2011, 11:25 PM

hey i am working on 2000 corolla and my question is i am trying to replace the crankcase seal, to that i must remove the crank pully and on some other vechicles the crank pully screw is a reverse thread was just wondering is the crank pulley screw a reverse thread on these corollas?

landphil · 11-14-2011, 02:31 PM

Damper bolt is RH thread according to this:
http://kightlinger.net/files/persona...EPLACEMENT.pdf

I couldn't remember from my personal experience if it was LH, or RH, but I do remember needing to heat the bolt (propane torch worked fine) even with my torquey IR impact. If it's a standard you can also put it in 5th gear to hold the engine while torquing it back up, otherwise you'll need to be creative.