Also use a bunch of Liquid Wrench. Soak for
several sessions. Get the can, not the spray
can, the hand squirt can seems to be better.
If that and what the other gentleman said below
doesn't do it, get an air impact wrench on it.
I know, easier said than done.
Q
At 03:23 PM 6/19/97 -0700, John Bartholomew wrote:
>
>>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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