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OTC 6495 Operating instructions

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Sheet No.
Issue Date: Rev. B 6-16-04
© SPX Corporation
Chrysler Harmonic Balancer Holding Ring
Form No. 107355
Operating Instructions
for: 6495
1 of 1
SPX Division
655 Eisenhower Drive
Owatonna MN 55060
Phone: (507) 455-7000
Tech. Serv.: (800) 533-6127
Fax: (800) 955-8329
Order Entry: (800) 533-6127
Fax: (800) 283-8665
International Sales: (507) 455-7223
Fax: (507) 455-7063
Use the following steps to remove the crankshaft bolt
from the crankshaft damper.
1. Place the pin side of the No. 6495 into the slots on the
crankshaft damper. See Figure 1.
2. Use a 1/2" breaker bar to hold the holding ring
against the crankshaft damper. Place the correct
socket with ratchet on the crankshaft bolt. Hold the
crankshaft damper and turn the crankshaft bolt
counterclockwise to loosen the bolt. See Figure 2.
The holding ring can also be used to tighten the crankshaft
bolt to factory torque specifications.
1. Place the pin side of the holding ring into the slots on
the crankshaft damper. See Figure 1.
2. Use a 1/2" breaker bar to hold the holding ring
against the crankshaft damper. Place the correct
socket with a torque wrench on the crankshaft bolt.
Hold the crankshaft damper and turn the crankshaft
bolt clockwise to tighten the bolt to the correct OE
torque specifications. See Figure 2.
Breaker Bar
Ratchet Wrench
or
Torque Wrench
Figure 1
Figure 2
WARNING: Wear eye
protection that meets ANSI
Z87.1 and OSHA standards.
Holding Ring
(6495)
Crankshaft Damper
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