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Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 01:11
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Hiya,
And before I get any smart ass answers, I need a mechanical tool, not a human being type knobhead ...oh bugger it.
Anyway, I ahve finally removed the auto from the Mk2 and along with a few swaer words, ended up with transfluid everywhere. Fark.
What I need now is a little hoosimegiggit or doflunky that will enable me to remove the flex plate and install the flywheel so I can fiot the 5 speed.
The tool I am talking about is one that bolts onto the back of the block and has some teeth on it to engage the flywheel/flexplate so the bolts can be done/undone without the engine spinning.
Acn someone please help ?
Willing to pay to borrow one + shipping costs, or are they cheap to buy ?
Cheers
Michael B
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 01:22
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Cheaper option is to get a mate, one of the bellhousing bolts, and a large screwdriver. Install the bellhousing bolt - this will be used as a pivot point/stable area from which to rest the screwdriver while you use the end of the screwdriver to mesh with the teeth. Once locked up with the screwdriver by your mate, you can crack the flexplate bolts. Be sure to crack them all first before you take any out completely, to reduce the risk of breaking one of the bolt's off.
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 01:31
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Thanks Clint, but um.. no thanks. That method is OK to get stuff off, but not to torque things back up.
Cheers
Michael B
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 01:48
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can you not put a breaker bar on the crank pulley at the front, resting it against the body, locking the engine from spinning, while you torque the rear bolts for the flywheel up? I've never had a problem retorquing bolts using a technique like this.
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 02:08
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| CLG wrote on Tue, 17 February 2004 12:48 |
can you not put a breaker bar on the crank pulley at the front, resting it against the body, locking the engine from spinning, while you torque the rear bolts for the flywheel up? I've never had a problem retorquing bolts using a technique like this.
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this worked for my car
my car goes great since
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 02:27
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7M's have a nasty habit of loosening their front pulletys and causing heaps of crank damage.
I may do that, but I am avoiding that method for that reason and would like to do it in a more 'professional manner'
Any mechanics out there - what do you use ?
Cheers
Michael B
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 02:54
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i guess build one.
mount it in place of the starter...
...me... man,,, jam a screwdriver in somewhere....
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 03:38
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rattle gun 
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 04:48
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Ok, that will work to undo, but can I borrow your rattle gun, and if so, does your rattle gun have a torque setting ?
I'm rough at times, but not that bad........
It's like doing surgery with a pair of side cutters !!!!
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 05:22
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What CLG mentioned is the method i've seen most mechanics use also .. I've never had a problem with it.
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 05:53
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I think you'll find most mechanics simply rattle flywheels back on, they have a good understanding of the torques and pressures exerted by their guns anyway. New tools would be to the contrary though. As for loosening the crank pulley, won't this only occur if you're attempting to loosen the flywheel bolts, not torque up?
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 07:09
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At my work the way CLG explained is the way we all do it! It works fine, and you can rattle run the bolts back up! No damage its all safe and good!!! Just try it... 
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 07:15
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Get a length of chain. Put a bolt thru one eye of the chain and then bolt it up to the flywheel using a pressure plate bolt. Using another chain eye a few link along, put a bellhousing bolt thru this and bolt it up to the back of the motor.
Tighten up your flywheel bolts. You will suddenly notice that chain doesn't stretch. Torque flywheel bolts to desired torque. Ideal for weaklings like myself, solo backyarders, and rattle gunless individuals.
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 07:20
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| gianttomato wrote on Tue, 17 February 2004 18:15 |
Get a length of chain. Put a bolt thru one eye of the chain and then bolt it up to the flywheel using a pressure plate bolt. Using another chain eye a few link along, put a bellhousing bolt thru this and bolt it up to the back of the motor.
Tighten up your flywheel bolts. You will suddenly notice that chain doesn't stretch. Torque flywheel bolts to desired torque. Ideal for weaklings like myself, solo backyarders, and rattle gunless individuals.
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Thats a good one, i never herd of that lol, gonna write that one down!!
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Re: Need to borrow a tool (or buy one even)
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Tue, 17 February 2004 07:36
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i'm a mechanic, have never done it any other way than the screwdriver method, for undoing anyway
if the flywheel bolts require a hi-torque setting, use a crowbar
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