How do I remove the hub/crank balancer

[jderry]

I cannot seem to get the hub/crank balancer off.
It is the Y shaped part with three threaded holes in it.
Any tips or pictures?

[Fbomb]

Smack it a bit with a rubber mallet then use a 3-jaw puller?

[Fox Slaughter]

I used a 3 jaw puller and put the car in gear so it would stop it from spinning to get the center bolt out.

Then I forgot I had it in gear and was on jack stands and let out the clutch and boom. Came down on the bucket of anti freeze. Everywhere.

[98blackbeauty]

Go to Oreillies or auto zone they rent a hub puller balancer puller set. zero dollars

[jderry]

I have a few jar style pullers.
I just was not sure if it was that easy.
I got the center bolt out easy with an impact, the engine it not in the car so all of this should be easy.

[Fbomb]

Should be a cakewalk then. Just make sure you have enough threads of the crank bolt engaged so you don't chew them up. I broke my 3-jaw a few times pulling mine...cheap Harbor Freight stuff.

[JoeliusZ28]

Smack it a bit with a rubber mallet then use a 3-jaw puller?

rubber mallet?? try a sledge hammer. just dont hit it in a way that pushes the crank inwards. (Ok, a regular hammer should do the job, but believe me youll need to do some persuading...)

[TrickyTransAm]

Is this the 3.8?

Go to Oreillies or auto zone they rent a hub puller balancer puller set. zero dollars

Absolutely!
No Hammering on the crank!

3 jaw pullers can screw up the balancer. If you use them, go inside the webs, not on the outer rim of the balancer.
If this is the option you use, very light heat applied with a torch to the crank snout and balancer interface can help things along. Don't get it super hot - you don't want to melt the front cover seal out.
Do you want me to bring the few pullers I have?

Buy a new balancer bolt as well. It's a torque to yield fastner, and you have to give it 150Nm of torque plus 114 degrees of twist.
Chances are, if you use the old bolt, it will be stretched already and you'll snap it off in the crank.

[Fox Slaughter]

It didn't say anything in the manual about it being a torque till yield bolt?

Least for the LT1? It just said to the blah blah ft lbs.

[ThreeHonks]

The LT1 balancer bolt is NOT a TTY bolt

OP- just use a puller like mention, if it is being stobborn heat up the crank snout slightly

[meissen]

I just beat mine out with a sledge.

[98blackbeauty]

Do not to use hammer, go to reaillys get harm puller zero $. and be sure to use it to put it on. if you beat it on you can screw up crush bearing on crank.

[ThreeHonks]

if all else fails sawzall the crank snout clean off!