How do you get the flywheel bolts off? Everytime I try to break them loose the flywheel moves. Should I just have someone hold it or can I prop something against it?
Flywheel removal
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NOSNotch
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have a buddy get a socket and breaker bar or ratchet to hold the crank up at the front while you break the bolts loose. If you dont have a friend around to do it for ya you can use the socket and breaker bar and get a pipe or something on the end that will wedge against the ground while your breaking the bolts loose.
Kevin
Kevin
cobradvm
New Member
I wedge a piece of wood between the crankshaft pulley and the belt - it has a 45* bevel on the end - then wedge it the opposite way when you are putting the bolts back on.
Howard
Howard
why not use a flywheel holder? it is a tool just for holding the flywheel. they are inexpensive and many parts stores rent/loan them out.
if you can find a hole in the flywheel, one can jamb a fat screwdriver through the hole and let it catch on something behind it (make sure it is not gonna hurt what it catches on). this will lock the flywheel.
be careful with whatever means you use. good luck.
if you can find a hole in the flywheel, one can jamb a fat screwdriver through the hole and let it catch on something behind it (make sure it is not gonna hurt what it catches on). this will lock the flywheel.
be careful with whatever means you use. good luck.
cobradvm
New Member
I've done it a few times and never had a problem - its only wood - it ain't that tough that it will stretch or damage a belt - save the $20 for beer money!5spd GT said:
BTW, your tensioner is constantly straining the belt - pop a breaker bar on your tensioner and pry it up and see how much strain is on the belt. Plus the only additional strain will be how much torque you need to pop the bolts loose - they should be torqued to 90 ft/lbs I believe (but I would double check that number to be sure.) - its not that much.
Howard
If I can find something with a thin enough edge (like a long flatheadscrewdriver) can I prop that between the teeth of the flywheel? I don't care if I break the flywheel because I am probably going to change it (rear main seal made a mess). I don't want to break anything else though. I found those flywheel holders on ebay. Trouble is all of them look different. I want to have one by the time I put it back in because I don't want to break the new flywheel.
giddyup306
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Mustang Yawie
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K.C.90gt
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use the screw drive wedge method, thats what i did when I had no help. I wedged it between the teeth and the ground, then held the bottom of the screwdriver against the ground with my foot and turned the rachet.
Michael Yount
Mustang Master
Impact wrench is the easiest - if you've got one; just pull the trigger. It makes that loud testosterone sound and out come the bolts. If not, they've given you plenty of ideas for preventing the motor from rotating. I'd pick up the flywheel-holder tool. You're gonna need to hold the motor from rotating to re-torque the new flywheel anyhow.
When i did my clutch and flywheel i used an impact wrench. It worked nice. When you get the bolts out be careful that heavy bastard will want to fall. I wasnt holding onto mine to tight and it came down quick.
i will add one thing. ive never been a big fan of pneumatic "blap" guns for removing stuff like this. i like to try to loosen the bolts in stages, the same way they are tightened/torqued in stages; the impact guns are too inaccurate to do this decently.
it sounds like it does not matter - so i guess it is just something i like to do.
i will go away now.
it sounds like it does not matter - so i guess it is just something i like to do.
i will go away now.
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