Best Way to remove Flywheel?

1985 5.0

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I am having problems getting the flywheel off, what is the best way to get it off?
And what would yall recommend do, get a new flywheel or get it resurfaced? There is some missing teeth but besides that it is in decent shape considering it has 230k+ miles on it.

 

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impact gun, or have a buddy hold a wrench on the nut that holds the dampner on in the front of the motor, both work

 

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impact gun works best. If your flywheel is missing teeth i would get a new one. Center force flywheels are decently priced. If you drag race this car and you don't have a scattershield now maybe the time to upgrade that aswell.

 

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bryce93lx said:

impact gun, or have a buddy hold a wrench on the nut that holds the dampner on in the front of the motor, both work

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yea, i was thinking of having some help to hold the wrench but if the impact gun is easier then im sure i can find somebody that will let me borrow one.

 

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86bluecobra

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even having a guy hold your accesory belt (serp belt) while you ratchet them will work. provided the engine is actually still in the car.

 

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86bluecobra said:

impact gun works best. If your flywheel is missing teeth i would get a new one. Center force flywheels are decently priced. If you drag race this car and you don't have a scattershield now maybe the time to upgrade that aswell.

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i just looked that up and the cheapest centerforce flywheel was 325. The car very rarely will see the dragstrip, the next time i will take it is whenever i get a set of gears for it. autozone had a standard replacement for 60, so that will just have to do.

 

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are you sure that $325 is for a steel one? sounds more like an aluminum flywheel price. I got my spec billet steel flywheel for $200 shipped.

 

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86bluecobra

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looks like center force steel flywheels are 270 bucks at summit racing. that spec flywheel sounds like a good price.

 

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I just purchased a FRPP steel flywheel from summit for $99.

 

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RacEoHolic330 said:

are you sure that $325 is for a steel one? sounds more like an aluminum flywheel price. I got my spec billet steel flywheel for $200 shipped.

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i thought so, but maybe it was aluminum. either way, i think the $60 autozone replacement should be just fine. the car has hardly no mods and im sure the only thing that will be done to it in the next few years will be gears.

 

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Here is how to do it shade tree mech style..

this is from veryusefull.com , i dont know who originally produced this doc, but it is helpfull.

http://www.veryuseful.com/mustang/tech/general/trannyRemoval/flytrick.jpg

 

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i used a screwdriver and stuck it between the teeth and in one of the holes in the block plate to tighten the bolts. should work the same for removing them


but i used an impact to remove em







another trick i heard of is stuff some nylon rope into one of the spark plug holes so as your rotating the engine is stops when the rope hits the top of the CYL and dosent allow the crank to rotate anymore

 

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there is a tool that you can buy that has a handle on it and prongs that attach to the teeth on the flywheel. I got mine at a napa years ago--it was a special order part.

Here is a link to one--Jegs sells them

http://www.pwa-par.org/newproducts/proform products.htm