I find it easy to use a large C-clamp to secure the flywheel to the
steel bellhousing adapter plate. The locating pins in the block prevent
the flywheel/plate unit from rotating.
Bill Murdock
'68 2000
Lancaster PA
-----Original Message-----
From: John Atchison [mailto:jda@srv.net]
Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 2:10 PM
To: snyler; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: flywheel question
Make your own Datsun "special tool"............
I use a short piece of angle iron,
bolted into the edge of the block
and interlocked with the flywheel teeth.
This keeps the flywheel from rotating
when you loosen the flywheel bolts.
Align the short piece of angle iron,
opposite the direction of flywheel rotation,
as it would rotate when you loosen the flywheel bolts.
Use the same procedure
when re-installing the flywheel and pressure plate,
you can then easily torque all the bolts
without the flywheel & crank rotating.
John Atchison
69 2000
Idaho Falls
At 11:05 AM 2/8/03 -0600, you wrote:
>At 11:55 AM -0500 2/7/03, Brian Hollands wrote:
> >If you don't have an impact wrench, the easiest way to keep the
flywheel
> >form turning is to put a couple of the pressure plate bolts back in
and
> >place a bar (like a jack handle) through them to counter the force of
> >the wrench turning the flywheel.
> >
> >Brian '69 2000
> >Tampa, FL
> >web.Tampabay.rr.com/oilleak
>
>Another method is to tap the wrench handle with a rubber hammer in
>the looseneing direction. Use the inertia of the motionless flywheel
>to your advantage. You'll find the crank will barely turn if at all,
>and the bolts will back on out.
>
>-Marc
>--
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