Timonator

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Has anyone come up with any creative ways to lock up the flywheel to torque the balancer/crank bolt down.I know I can buy a tool for this but I would like to alleviate the cost.Thanks

co.6z28

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ent+moore+tool should be some answers in here

LETZ RUN

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put it in 4th gear with the car on the ground, and take it off.

777

iTrader: (21)

It's an auto from the sound of things. Stick a screwdriver in it.

Tally TransAm

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remove starter and like said above, shove the biggest screwdriver thatll fit in one of the holes in the flexplate. make sure the screw driver has a pretty solid handle as the edge of the block will want to cut it

Timonator

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OK,thanks for the advice.How many Ft./LBS. did you guys torque the bolt to using the screwdriver?

Tally TransAm

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first time i did this on an auto i torqued it til the screwdriver broke, hehe whoops

all other times i used a better quality screwdriver and torqued it to factory specs. 240#'s with the old bolt, remove old bolt install new bolt, torque to 37#'s, and turn an additional 140 degrees

markp03

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i had a big breaker bar/crowbar that i weged in there some how...it worked like a dream though

SS SLP2

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I do not know about the GTO, I do know a little about 5.7 Camero

ps:: I install a new seal any time I remove a pulley($10.00 and 10 minutes now is better than haveing a leak and haveing to remve pulley again

may make a tool to hold flywheel REmove the small 2 in round plug on bottom of bellhouseing insert
hope the drawing of tool is understandable
use a 1/8 x 2 flat bar about 12 in long insert into flywheel threw the round hole in botton of bellhouseing ,the notch in side will hold tool in place
PS: THE DRAWING DOES NOT SHOW UP CORRECT ,it should be about 2 in wide all the way down

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Timonator

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thanks for the advice everyone,the screwdriver in the flywheel did the trick.

ls1290

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For me, the Kent Moore tool was one of the best $65 investments I made. It securely locks the flywheel without any worries of things slipping and causing damage.

Keith