Engine stand to engine block bolts

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Can I use the same bolts that attach the transmission to the engine to hook up the motor to the stand? They are all 14mm.
Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 6:56 AM

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The answer is maybe. The bolts that are used normally have a threaded area then a longer blank shank which is usually longer than the stands mounting plate. You could stack washers on the bolt to make them work but make sure that the shank is recessed in enough. Then be sure that you don't over torque them as you could strip the hole in the block. The only other issue is if they used a special head on the bolts, some use a reduced size for better clearance and those are designed to simply hold the transmission to the engine with the mounts holding the weight, for those you will want to use a standard style bolt to get the larger surface area.
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 9:48 AM
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I got it in it. The harmonic balancer on the new engine has a crack in it so I removed it and will use mine. But I found that the small little pin is broken, is this a big deal?
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 12:22 PM
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It will need to be replaced. That pin helps hold the balancer in place to allow timing and belt drive without relying only on the taper of the shaft and bolt. They combing to hold it. The pin should only be a light fit so if you can get a small carbide bit to drill a small hole in the broken piece to might be able to remove it that way. I would drill a hole, then insert a small threaded screw and try to extract it.
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 12:50 PM
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Oh man.
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 12:53 PM
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Yeah it isn't going to be a fun thing to replace. The other option would be to use a drill guide and drill it out but that is a really touchy thing because and alignment issue will cause problems. Oh, and if you try to use a lot of heat you can damage the seal and the main bearing. What is the issue with the original engine?
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 1:04 PM
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Original motor was locked. Got a replacement for it and I guess from shipping or whatever the pulley had a crack so was going to install my pulley, and then found it was broken. No I wont use heat for sure.
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 1:09 PM
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Well, worst case would be to check the other crankshaft and if it's okay you could have it ground if needed and swap it over with new bearings, or if you can't get the pin out pull that crank out and have a shop try. They could also do a different option which would be to install a short pin to use as a locator pin and then drill a new one through the balancer and into the crank snout. That would do the same thing to give it support.
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 1:18 PM
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Ya, am not going to fool with the crank or any internals, that's way too much to fool with. I will see what lkq says about the issue. This isn't something I did, I received it like it is a d it should not be this way, $5,000.00 worth. I don't want to fool with extra repairs as such.
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 1:21 PM
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In that case I'd let them deal with it. Good luck, let us know what they do.
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 1:26 PM
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Ya, I emailed them. So, even though it may be trie, I find it hard to believe that such a small, short, and thin piece does that much support for the serpentine belt. It's just insane. So if It breaks on anyone driving things can be catastrophic?
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 3:19 PM
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It holds the pulley from moving, if that pulley starts moving on the end of the crank, it chews up the end of the crankshaft and the pulley as well. No different than the camshaft sprocket keyway just inside the cover. They use a pin on those because of the seal being there, on other engines there is a key for the damper, all for the same reason.
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 5:41 PM
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Stupid Subaru using a pin this thin that can break easily.
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 5:44 PM
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"Efficient design" is their thing. These days it's everywhere causing problems.
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Friday, August 27th, 2021 AT 6:22 PM

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