Nissan Repair: Harmonic balancer, nissan maxima, gear teeth


Question
How do I get the center bolt our of the harmonic balancer of a 2000 nissan maxima? The bolt will not move. I have tried to tighten and loosen the bolt

Answer
Chris,

I have a 2000 Maxima SE and to get the bolt out you need an impact wrench.  If you do not have air tools you will need to get a long breaker bar and you will also need to remove the inspection plate and wedge a screwdriver in the ring gear teeth to hold the engine while you loosen the bolt.  It is really tight as you have probably noticed.