Alfa 156 V6 2.5 ltr Crank Nut

I'm pleased to report that following much helpful advice and the loan of a 41mm socket from Forum members I was successful in removing the crank nut on my engine without having to drill and chisel it off.

Surprisingly (and no one was more surprised than me) I was able to remove it without any difficulty with a Machine Mart 60 quid mains-powered impact wrench. There was no need to lock the crank or anything else - it was completely without drama and took about thirty seconds.

If anyone is buying a 41mm socket - for your information it needs to have a maximum OD of 56mm - preferably a mm or so less - in order to fit into the crank pulley recess.

Peter

Hi Peter
Which impact wrench did you buy?

Thanks
Andy

Andy

It was a Clarke CEW 1000 Electric Impact Wrench -

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clar...impact-wrench/


It was on offer when I bought it which saved about £10 .

Current price £68.

Peter

Ordered! :)
Thanks Peter

Excellent result. Tempted to grab one myself after all this positive feedback.

Bought one of those myself a few months ago while working on the X1/9 engine. Excellent piece of kit and great price too.

Mick

I have added one of these to my tool collection today.
On offer at Machine Mart until 14th May 2019 for £65.98 - https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clar...impact-wrench/

Yep - it's an excellent tool and good value.