Ok, here it goes. I was changing the timing belt on a 2005 PT Cruiser. Everything went good until I tried re-installing the harmonic balancer. No one in town carried the tool to reinstall the thing, so I ordered a tool from Amazon. I was installing the balancer, had a box end wrench just holding…

Can you remove the balancer again to see if any part of the broken off bolt can be grabbed onto so it can be removed? Testr

Not even the crappiest Chinese made tool would have a bolt made from pewter… " And, to make things worse, it turns out the bolt is made of pewter and is about 3-4 inches in the crank."

If you have room to get a drill on the bolt, get some reverse twist bits and drill it out. The reverse spin sometimes will drive the bolt out.

It surely is not pewter. I replaced my mom’s timing belt and cannot picture any bolt like the one you describe on that car, and I didn’t need any special tool for the harmonic balancer. I’ll have to look at the book when I get to the shop. I’d pull the harmonic balancer back off and see if there i…

While I am not familiar with that particular engine I do have a set of tools for pressing harmonic balancers onto crankshafts. [image] Amazon.com: OTC 6505 Master Harmonic Balancer Installer: Automotive OTC Master Harmonic Balancer Installer 11 special adapters make this a complete mast…

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Thanks @rod knox now I understand what he was using. I didn’t need one on my mom’s car. Just started it with a longer bolt then swapped that for the factory one once it was 3/4 on. Yosemite

I agree with you, Caddyman, but after it broke, I looked at the bolt in my hand and saw pewter. Redknox, I used this one, and it was because I couldn’t find any other one. The typical installers would not work at my parts stores. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BCQF47K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o…

Is the broken bolt attracted to a magnet? Fractured steel can have a greyish “pewter” look to it.

Broken bolt in the Crankshaft

Maintenance/Repairs

pleasedodgevan2 May 21, 2015, 8:19am 2

Drill it out until you get to where you can see threads then run a tap in there and things will be back to normal.

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Broken bolt in the Crankshaft

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