And if you don't have the breaker bar and 1-1/16" socket handy, here's a quick
and
dirty way to do it. Remove the spark plugs. Turn the engine over until #4 piston
is coming up on it's compression stroke (very important that it be compression
stroke, not exhaust stroke, or you might bend a valve). Feed a bunch of cotton
or
nylon rope into the spark plug hole (be sure to leave the end hanging out -
Duh!).
Turn the engine over so #4 piston compresses against the rope and won't let the
engine turn any more. Now remove the flywheel bolts.
Mike Poorboy wrote:
> Steven,
> I can't wait to here the different suggestions on this one :-)
> Her are mine. The easiest way would be with a 1/2" drive air impact
> wrench. I am assuming you don't have one or you would have tried it first.
>
> Second way would be to put a socket with a breaker handle or ratchet
> wrench ( 1/2" drive) on the crank nut in the front. Have someone hold
> it or lower the lift so the engine is almost on the ground and the handle
> can be braced from turning against the floor. Then use a seperate
> breaker bar or ratchet wrench with the 8mm allen on the flywheel bolt.
>
> Mike
> Hayden Lake, Idaho
>
> "Sochoux, Stephan" wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > First, thanks for all the tips on how to remove the rocker arms.
> > Unfornately, i've have not tried them yet.
> > Fred Katz was going to give me a hand but had to cut him short due to work.
> > We had a hacker take down the network where i work and i've been working
> > around the clock to fix that.. meanwhile i rented a engine hoist couple of
> > days ago, yanked the engine, and i now i need to take the flywheel off so i
> > can put the engine on the engine stand and return the hoist (if i keep it
> > too long, i'll own it!). The problem is, i can't undo the bolts.
> > I feel pretty stupid asking, i should be able to figure it out but.. how do
> > you prevent the flywheel from spinning ?
> >
> > Thanks-
> >
> > Stephan
> > '69 2000 in repair
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