[Roadsters] Beating on an Engine

[Gary and Cindy Ault]

The Nissan manual shows a bearing cap puller being used on the center main 
cap. It appears that all three main bearing caps on the three-main have 
threaded holes for such a tool.  I cannot post attachments to the list, but 
I will send a scanned image of the tool to anyone who is interested.

Gary

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff at csus.edu>
To: <oscilloscope500 at yahoo.com>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Beating on an Engine


>> I have the front and mid main caps off, but I can't get the rear cap to
>> even budge (bolts are off, of course).
>
> As I recall, and was mentioned by another lister, that rear cap has a
> threaded hole in it. That's to allow a bearing cap puller to be threaded
> in and used to pull the cap off.
>
> This is one of those times when the right tool is really handy. You
> won't use it often, but it'll avoid the potential for a lot of damage.
>
> If you try something similar, be certain you don't screw anything into
> the cap deep enough to hit the crank :-)
>
> -- John
>     John F Sandhoff   sandhoff at csus.edu   Sacramento, CA
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