Tennis ball trick for pulling crank bolt?
You could also feed cotton rope in to the spark plug hole. I've done that before to hold valves up during a spring change. You'll want to pull the rockers on that cylinder, otherwise you might bend valves.
Originally Posted by DONAIMIAN
I bought the kent moore flywheel holding tool brand new off ebay for 45 bucks. The same tool used at the dealership. Its a good investment.
UPDATE: The impact didn't even phase it, went and barrowed an air impact and it would only barely turn the bolt when there was over 90 lbs on the line. Took 45 min to get it off. Pulled the cam out and at first only saw the flat spots on the lobes, then I notice the fine metal grit and shavings towards the back of the cam! 
The front most cam bearing is pitted to hell also. Haven't even done anything to it in 2 days now, the motor didn't even show any signs before of having a problem.
Guess I'm going to have to rebuild her -- forged and possibly stroked too.
The front most cam bearing is pitted to hell also. Haven't even done anything to it in 2 days now, the motor didn't even show any signs before of having a problem. Guess I'm going to have to rebuild her -- forged and possibly stroked too.
Last edited by deadmanTA; Jul 11, 2007 at 05:23 PM.
i put a thick screwdriver in the flexplate at the starter hole and let it rest against the block to get mine out. worked fine for me and I didn't have to spend extra $$ on a tool.
Originally Posted by melchoir
Not to thread jack, but I just wanted to let you know that the trick is BS.
If you know how locks work, you would know why that simply injecting some air into the lock cylinder wouldn't magically make the door become unlocked. I'm sure the music overlay in that video is to mask someone hitting the keyfob to unlock it at "just the right time".
If you know how locks work, you would know why that simply injecting some air into the lock cylinder wouldn't magically make the door become unlocked. I'm sure the music overlay in that video is to mask someone hitting the keyfob to unlock it at "just the right time".
Originally Posted by DONAIMIAN
I bought the kent moore flywheel holding tool brand new off ebay for 45 bucks. The same tool used at the dealership. Its a good investment.
Keith
Originally Posted by ProjecT 9
never heard about that before....
for a minute i thought you were talking about this tennis ball trick
for a minute i thought you were talking about this tennis ball trick
WoW thats bad *** I am going outside to try it now. Damn I need a tennis ball.
HAHA, I would try it for real but would assume it to fail.
If it really did work then how big of a dork is the person who figured that out?
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Could not using a flywheel holding tool cause incorrect torque readings on a clutch install?
It sounds like there are noises in my bellhousing and I am trying to figure out what it could be...Maybe a bolt loosened from the clutch install I did by using a flathead screwdriver to hold the flywheel...
It sounds like there are noises in my bellhousing and I am trying to figure out what it could be...Maybe a bolt loosened from the clutch install I did by using a flathead screwdriver to hold the flywheel...
You're going to need more torque than 90psi. on an air impact to stretch that crank bolt. You need a long 1/2" breaker bar with a cheater on the end of it and give it all you've got.
for an automatic i would either use a flywheel holding tool.. i have a cheap one from summit that does a good job, or a huge flat head screw driver. they sell a set of 3 for like $40 at sears.
Originally Posted by joblo1978
Just bite the crank bolt with your mouth and turn.
i used a 1/2" impact at 300psi (nitrogen) and the bolt came out pretty quick
Originally Posted by melchoir
Not to thread jack, but I just wanted to let you know that the trick is BS.
If you know how locks work, you would know why that simply injecting some air into the lock cylinder wouldn't magically make the door become unlocked. I'm sure the music overlay in that video is to mask someone hitting the keyfob to unlock it at "just the right time".
If you know how locks work, you would know why that simply injecting some air into the lock cylinder wouldn't magically make the door become unlocked. I'm sure the music overlay in that video is to mask someone hitting the keyfob to unlock it at "just the right time".