I screwed up removing crank pulley... Ideas?

[vinz]

So... I went to my Autozone to rent the special 3 jaw puller for our engines. All they had was the regular one. Obviously the shaft was too short. I looked through my tool box for things I could use. My 1/4 extension was too short, so I attached a 7mm deep socket to the end of it. Checked it for clearance in the hole and it seemed to slide all the way in (and out) just fine.

Well, I cranked on the puller for a while, and realized that the tip of the puller broke off in my 1/4 extension, I pulled out the 1/4 extension only to find that the socket I attached to the end of it had expanded from the pressure.

So, now I have a socket stuck in the crank shaft hole, I can't grab it with a vice grip or anything because it's in there deep.



Anyone have any ideas on how I can get this thing out of there?

[Defiant]

Ooh, oops.
Try packing it with axle grease and hammering the extension in, not too hard. The grease should push the socket back out.

[Locke]

Hoorah for Guy - just like removing a pilot bearing.

Try using a slide hammer and hook end, if it can't be pressed out with grease.

[jeremy19984g63]

If the above ideas do not work. You may try putting the extension back on the socket. Then use a ratchet, and see if you can twist the socket free.