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Thanks! I found something similar to what I was describing but it's not the same. I'm going to do a bit more searching and see what I come up with. Thanks again.

I just replaced my starter's contacts/plunger. In the process of handling it, I broke one of the plastic/rubber drain plugs. It's about an inch long, perhaps a 1/4 in. cylinder shaped rubber plug w plastic teeth to hold it in the starter. It's on the outside of the starter. Does anyone know...

Thanks guys. Wasn't aware of the limitation on 3/8" drivers. That's exactly what I was looking for in retrospect. Looks like I've got a bit of biking to do this morning. :bash:

Well, it worked.....a little too good. The truck didn't budge while I was torquing the bolt. Yeahh. This was my first experience using a torque wrench. Not really sure if I reached the correct torque (217 ftlbs). I was told it would click when i hit the desired ftlbs. However, it only...

I was planning on putting the truck in 5th gear, engaging the e-brake, blocking the wheels and torque-ing it up. I thought I read this a while ago... Think it will work?

Do I need a special tool to seat the crankshaft pulley? I pushed it on manually and can feel that it has properly seated w/ the woodruff key. Can I just screw the bolt in or do I need something else? Thanks

Thanks everyone. After finding it, I felt like an idiot for asking the question. Thanks again,

I went to Autozone to borrow their harmonic balancer installer (free rental btw). They told me to be very careful installing and make sure the woodruff key doesn't fall out. This supposedly fits betwen the inside barrel of the cs pulley and the bolt. But when I pulled the pulley there wasn't...

thanks for the input rjaudi.

Problem Solved It turns out when you rotate the crankshaft pulley once the cam shaft pulleys will only go half way around. I turned the crankshaft pulley again and the camshaft pulleys aligned to TDC! Stupid me. It makes sense: one for exhaust and one for intake. Well, hope this helps...

Not exactly a newbie but enough to get myself in trouble. Before I ask my question, I thought I'd contribute. If you're trying to remove the crankshaft pulley (ie, to change your timing belt, etc) the stater bump method works very well....I think. Get to that in a moment. While everyone tells...