Crankshaft Bolt EZ loosen Trick. 2nd Gen 4runner 3VZE timing belt change.

How to deal with that pesky, VERY tight crank shaft bolt on a 2nd gen 4Runner, or any Toyota truck pick up with the 3.0 3VZE engine. Let's learn an easy, quick way to get that crank shaft bolt loose for your timing belt change and maintenance.
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[@JohnBush-gd5xs]

These videos are great. Really enjoying watching your progress. I recently did a lot of work on my ‘95, but didn’t go further than the upper intake manifold. This is great info on the rest of the engine. Thank you!

[@AgileWoodsman]

Glad you're enjoying it John. I appreciate the feedback and support!

[@koolkatkustomdiecast801]

To tighten has to be like 216lbs mine pretty much fell off and I got lucky a friend had a snap one torque wrench. Hard to find one that will get that tight and I added a little locktite

[@Goodsnout]

If you have an automatic transmission, how do you retighten the the crankshaft bolt to 100 foot pounds (or whatever the spec is)?

[@AgileWoodsman]

Good question. There is a tool for holding the pulley. And I've seen guys that made a tool. And another guy managed to stick a big bolt through something, I don't recall what he did. If you have an impact you can just whack it on. That's what I did last time.