>Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 22:24:52 -0400 (EDT)
>From: John Middlesworth <<jape@email.unc.edu>
>Subject: Removing flywheel bolts
>I'm trying to get the flywheel off the back of my 18V engine and I haven't
>been able to move any of the bolts that hold it to the crank. They're so
>short that I don't own a socket that can get a good grip on them. Has
>this been anyone else's experience? Any secrets to getting them loose?
>Why do they seem to be soooo torqued down? (Yes, I have bent back the
>lock plates.)
>John Middlesworth
>1972 MGB
John, I have done this a few times and what I have done is bend the lock tabs
back, place a socket over the head of the bolt and rap the socket a few times
with a hammer to flatten the tab and allow the socket to sit over the head in a
better position. Then more force can be applied with a breaker bar or air
wrench, without the socket slipping off.
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</color>John Bartholomew Amdahl San Jose CA.
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