I used to race a VW Beetle in Auto X. If I remember right the 356 case and
the type 1 case are similar. There is a tool (you can even make one
yourself) that is basically a 'C' shaped piece of hardened steel that locks
to the flywheel by bolting it to the case and the ends of the C lock to the
teeth of the flywheel.
Darrell Ford
'66 Mustang Coupe (Trans Am Repro in the works)
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Gibson <gibson@ccis.adisys.com.au>
To: <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: Porsche flywheel nut
> Not exactly a Porsche, but a friend raced a Mazda R100 Sport Sedan for
> some years, remember that the flywheel nut went on in the same style,
> high tensile socket with a long bar, least 10', it was a fairly
> infrequent task, can't remember how we got them off though, I *think* we
> has a special rig to lock the flywheel. This was always done with the
> engine in-situ though, a bit more difficult if the engine is on the
> floor.....
>
> Later,
>
> Steve Gibson
>
>
> David Laver wrote:
> >
> > Tom,
> >
> > I've seen one being put on and it was a right hand thread but very very
very
> > tight. He had a special socket, a super tough bar, a big extension and
jumped
> > on the end of it. It was body weight at about four feet if you want to
do the
> > sums. He wanted to use a torque wrench but the correct one to read that
far
> > was a lot of money. He also had a special frame to bolt the engine to
to hold
> > it still while all this went on.
> >
> > Not sure how he gets them undone again. If you want an expert to talk
to one
> > is Bill at Dakota Classics in Greenwich, London.
> >
> > David
> >
>
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