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any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 11:40
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I've tried getting the flywheel off my corona but it's being a mega bitch. Is there any easy way of getting it off cause the 5 bolts that are in the center and hard to get off seeing i need to force one of the screws one way while forcing the other another way.
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Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 11:41
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hold a big ass screwdriver/ jimmy bar between one of the holes in the wheel and wedge it against the block..hold this with your knee if youre planning to do it alone.
get a breaker bar and if that still is too tight, slip a bit of pipe over the breaker bar for extra leverage
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Location:
Perth
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August 2003
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 11:47
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yeah i trying pulling it hella hard, like i was holding on to the bolts on the flywheel and my friend was trying to turn the huge nut on the front of the engine but after lots of try it wouldn't budge 
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Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 11:54
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thats not how you take a flywheel off man..you need to do all the centre bolts on the actual wheel first...its nothing to do with the front crank pulley bolt!!
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Location:
Perth
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August 2003
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 12:03
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no he was holding the bolt so the flywheel wouldn't turn when i tried turning it or is that the wrong way 
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Brisbane
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November 2002
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 12:20
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Leverage is your friend. The other option is a cheap rattle gun. Once you use one of these babies, you'll never go back 
A sudden shock is better than straining as hard as you can.
And yes you have the right idea locking the crank pulled bolt, but also Blake has the right idea, if you can jam the flywheel with a screwdriver this may be another option. I have always found that the best way is to put a torque wrench on the crank pulled bolt, then a bar on that, and position it such that it is forcing against the side of your engine bay (with a rag protecting it). That means your mate doesn't need to hold it... and can probably get under your car and help push/pull on the other side of the bar you are using.
Always make sure your car is supported very well when putting lots of force into undoing things, as you will be pissed off when you're dead.
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I supported Toymods
Banned User
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 12:41
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Yeah just go to your local hire shop and hire an electric rattle gun for a day. Like $20.
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Perth
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August 2003
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 12:55
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sweet will give some of them ideas a go, forgot about a rattle gun, should be able to borrow one tommorrow 
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Sydney
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June 2004
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 17:27
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another option you have is using a ring spanner and hammer... while the ring spanner is on and your trying to unbolt the bolt hit it with a hammer and it works like an impact socket
i wouldnt use the pulley bolt cause you will notice that it would probably come undone before the fly bolts...
another option you have is this: get a grinder, drill and a piece of metal. with the grinder cut the metal to an L shape and drill a hole in it. bolt it to one of the gearbox holes on the engine and with the L hooked into flywhell. that way you wont damage any screwdrivers and you dont need anyone to hold the screwdriver
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Rosanna, Melb
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June 2002
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 17:35
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I used a piece of bike chain, but anything similar would do. Bolt one end to one of the clutch mounting holes on the outer edge of your flywheel, then attach the other end to some convenient hole in the block or whatever is handy. Stops the fly spinning.
Then put a big fuckoff pipe on your breaker bar and undo the flywheel bolts.
Hen
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I renounced punctuation
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May 2002
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 18:19
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Or you could get a short link of chain. Bolt one eye to the flywheel and another eye to one of the bellhousing holes in the back of the engine. The engine stops spinning when the chain gets tight. Laugh at the flywheel bolts as they succumb to your almighty poWaH.
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Location:
Darwin
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March 2003
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 22:51
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i used an impact driver with an expensive(read as non breakable) socket to fit, All 6 in about five mins
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 23:23
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A simple way to do this is to use an allan key.
You slip the long part through one of the gearbox mounting holes and the short part will jamb nicely between two of the teeth in the ring gear.
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North East NSW
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December 2002
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Wed, 21 July 2004 23:51
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i personally like the hammer idea, and that's how i do it. the compression of the engine (mine anyway) is usually enough to stop it rotating too much when you belt it with a hammer. or you can jam a screwdriver or piece of metal into the teeth of the flywheel, but this is hard without another person. i bought one of those cheap socket head T bar things from supercheap and just bash away at that with a big mallet
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North East NSW
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December 2002
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Thu, 22 July 2004 00:08
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oh yes, if you do this, apply pressure against the bolt head too, so the socket you're hammering doesn't slip backwards and half strip the head of the flywheel bolt
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, Western Australia
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December 2002
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Thu, 22 July 2004 09:06
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Having tried many and varied ways to do this, I've come up with the following method, which is cheap, quick and reliable:
You'll need flywheel bolt socket and breaker bar/rachet, another large breaker bar or personally I use a big screwdriver, and a bellhousing bolt reinstalled in position.
1. Place the bellhousing bolt in place and the socket with breaker bar on the first bolt.
2. Install the second breaker bar or screwdriver on the side of the socket, while using the bolt for stability - you'll work out which side of the bolts and socket to put everything on, one way will slip, the other will brace the setup
3. Hold the second breaker bar steady as you apply pressure to the first breaker bar to loosen the bolt. The centre of the bolt will be the pivot point of the motion, so shouldn't slip of move if you're doing it correctly.
4. You can do all the flywheel bolts without having to move any thing once you get the hang of it - easy!
[Updated on: Thu, 22 July 2004 12:57]
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Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Thu, 22 July 2004 09:56
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seriously..the easiest way is with a screwdriver and socket/ breaker bar!!
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Thu, 22 July 2004 10:11
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| V8_MA61 wrote on Thu, 22 July 2004 19:56 |
seriously..the easiest way is with a screwdriver and socket/ breaker bar!!
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Actually the easiest way is the rattle gun 
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Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Thu, 22 July 2004 11:29
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if you have one on hand, or if you can be assed going to a hire shop to borrow one..
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Lost in the K hole
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May 2002
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Thu, 22 July 2004 11:31
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| Cool1 wrote on Thu, 22 July 2004 20:11 |
| V8_MA61 wrote on Thu, 22 July 2004 19:56 |
seriously..the easiest way is with a screwdriver and socket/ breaker bar!!
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Actually the easiest way is the rattle gun
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amen to that!
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Re: any easy way to get the flywheel off
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Fri, 23 July 2004 00:57
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| gianttomato wrote on Thu, 22 July 2004 02:19 |
Or you could get a short link of chain. Bolt one eye to the flywheel and another eye to one of the bellhousing holes in the back of the engine. The engine stops spinning when the chain gets tight. Laugh at the flywheel bolts as they succumb to your almighty poWaH.
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Rattle gun is my choice, but this works well too. I got a length of chain, bolted it to two of the holes in the flywheel and wrapped it around the engine mount.
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