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Hello guys, first post here!

I have a small but quick question. Is there a way to tighten the crank pulley bolt w/o the special Honda tool? Reason I ask this is because i'm upgrading the stock pulleys for NST lightweight pulleys and I see the crank pulley doesn't have the tool mark to tighten the bolt with the tool. I know you can use an air/electric wrench to tighten it but I don't have a powerful one that goes up to 200+ ft ibs. Any tips on how to tighten the bolt? I have a 2006 Civic EX Sedan AT.

 
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I’d rent one then. Some places should do it for free, if not very cheap. It just makes the job way easier.

Out of curiosity, why are you changing the pulleys?

 
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I'm swapping them out to see if lighter pulleys can give the car a bit more kick to it. I always found the R18 to be a bit laggy for my taste. People have said nothing but good things for the NST pulley kit.

 
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@Chezboat24 it's more the fact that the NST pulleys don't have the hex cutout for the tool. At least none of the pics I saw on their website did. You may have to finagle some sort of spanner to fit in the holes of the pulley itself

 
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I meant rent an air hammer. That should work

 
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I never claimed to be able to read, write, or use context clues.

I also blame my coworker because I definitely got the itis bc she wanted to order breakfast. lol

nevertheless, finagling something to hold the pulley still via the holes is a good backup

 
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I blame @AdvilOfficial

 
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Well this suck...... good thing I haven't ordered the pulleys yet. Gonna have to pull this job later and maybe have a shop do the crank one with their air gun. Thanks for the responses everyone!