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Old 12-21-2011, 10:13 PM
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Just like the title says. How do I keep the crank from spinning while I torque the flywheel and pressure plate bolts? Thanks guys.
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Get a flywheel tool to hold it with. harbor freight.
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Breaker bar on the balancer bolt and have a buddy hold it.
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just put a screwdriver in one of the outer holes on FW. For tightening use the holes on driver side, look at my pic

BTW, the pins in some of the other holes were put there by the machine shop that "neutral" balanced my FW for my 383
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with a flywheel wrench...

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I suppose you could put a wooden wedge in there and knock it out when you get done if you don't have help with the flywheel tool.
Good luck bro. Looks a Little harder than the time you cleaned my Firehawk flywheel with the 3M disc huh? Zip up one side and zip down the other. LOL
How'd the rear seal install go?
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Originally Posted by blackhawk1993
I suppose you could put a wooden wedge in there and knock it out when you get done if you don't have help with the flywheel tool.
Good luck bro. Looks a Little harder than the time you cleaned my Firehawk flywheel with the 3M disc huh? Zip up one side and zip down the other. LOL
How'd the rear seal install go?
Everything is a pain in the butt. I use to swap out 2 or 3 clutches a week and now I don't even remember how to. It seems like every time I go to work on the car I dont remember how I did it the time before. And using jack stands sucks. I wish I had both of my lifts again.
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I had a pair of mechanics gloves on and held it with two hands while my buddy torqued it down. changing the pilot bearing, now that was another story lol.
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Plenty of solutions in this thread. But, if you want to get one for the next time you need it. Look for a "Kent More J-42386-A" It bolts in place of the starter and locks down the FW.
If I was still in Olympia I would loan you mine.
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Originally Posted by Squintz Palladoris
Plenty of solutions in this thread. But, if you want to get one for the next time you need it. Look for a "Kent More J-42386-A" It bolts in place of the starter and locks down the FW.
If I was still in Olympia I would loan you mine.
Cool and thanks. I was fortunate enough to have a buddy with a few free hours come by and we just got a socket and wrench on the crack bolt to hold it still. Which is how I've always done it but I usually always have help. Having moved here not to long ago I only know a few people and they keep busy so I hate to bother them.



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