I was told that if you buy just the crank pulley, theres no need to change the belt, if i got the whole set i would. But from my understanding the other pulleys are the same just "colored."

Just another question. Why is it neccesary to step on the brakes while taking off the pulley?

 

you'll need new belts, even for just the crank pully. It's smaller so the old belts will be too big and can't be made any tighter. you need to put your foot on the brake because the crank will try and rotate as you pull like hell on it.

 

cool. ill do a search on the belt #, thanks

 

You will need new belts with the new crank pulley.
we sell them on our site, and they are in stock....
http://www.performancenissanparts.co...th=153_174_380

 

to answer your question of stepping on the brakes. this is done with the car in gear so when you loosen the crank bolt the motor won't turn over allowing you to get the bolt off. you will also need to do this to tighten the crank bolt to specified torque!

 

anyone else's belts squeel? i dont know if its the cold outside, or its the fact that their new, but they squeel like a pig starting up.

 

i work at a shop so i got the belts really cheap, and im probably going to do the install tomorrow or saturday. Depends on if the mechanics wanna give me a hand.

 

Mine squeeled during shifting bothered the Fuc out of me so I pulled them off.

 

did any of you guys need a pulley puller to get the pulley off?

 

nope...not needed

if your belts squeal, they are not torqued properly

 

mine needed the pulley remover.

 

Who else? I've been wondering the same thing myself, and I'm getting a split answer, either "YES you will need it" or "NO WAY!"

For those of you that didn't use a pulley remover, how DID you get yours off? Is the pulley actually pressed onto crankshaft(like most harmonic balancers are) or does it just have a lip that holds it to the crank(like most pulleys do that attach to a harmonic balancer)?
Any help is appreciated..thanks

 

from what i hear, it can depend on when you do the swap. most likely if its less than 7000miles you probably wont need it.