As per the title, I spent an hour trying to remove the cam belt covers today and ended up breaking and smashing them off due to the bolts just spinning, then came to the crank pulley nut.....

I can’t seem to get any real leverage on the pulley to stop it turning, I’ve no brakes but i tried putting the car in gear, that didn’t help. Tried wedging a crow bar between to long bolts passed through the pulley and placed against the alternator and it just bent the bolts.

Is there a sure fire method or a tool I can buy?

Wow! £80 for a tool, think I’ll try the alan key first!

Cheers guys.

Get a beaker bar and socket put on the crank nut and turn till bar is wedged then flick the key, make sure it don’t start up tho