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Re: Flywheel Removal

To: Jerry Erbesfield <jerbesfield@mediaone.net>,
Subject: Re: Flywheel Removal
From: James Schulte <schultejim@prodigy.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 23:25:55 -0800
Jerry,
Isn't Dave describing how to remove a high speed semi sporadic 
oscillating defogilator.
Jim
78B
70B

Jerry Erbesfield wrote:

>Huh? How do you remove FLYWHEEL bolts that way? Removing FLYWHEEL bolts is
>what the question is about, isn't it?
>
>To remove a FLYWHEEL, the tranny most be removed from the car first! Putting
>the tranny into 4th. gear won't really help much if it is out of the car.
>Maybe you can remove a crankshaft pulley or something like that with your
>method, and maybe your way will even work if the tranny is removed
>first -but flywheel bolts CANNOT be removed with the tranny still installed!
>
>-Jerry Erbesfield
>73 B Black Beauty roadster
>jerbesfield@mediaone.net
>website- http://people.atl.mediaone.net/jerbesfield
>
>
>
>
>
>Dan;
>
>There are a  lot of unique ideas that will come your way to do this, and
>most of them will fail. I went through this a year ago and tried everything
>suggested with no success. Then a wrench at a local motorcycle shop gave me
>the tip I needed and it worked first time.
>
>Get a 1/2" impact driver and turn your compressor up all the way, at least
>120#. Put the socket on the bolt, the extension on the socket, get the wife
>inside the car with the tranny in 4th and her foot firmly on the brake, then
>the trick: pour hydraulic fluid, or failing that, ATF, into the impact gun
>through the air fitting until it is full-hook up the air line, put the gun
>on the extension and pull the trigger. Three or four impacts and the bolt
>will spin off instantly, guaranteed.
>
>Dave
>
>>From: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
>>Reply-To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
>>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>>Subject: Flywheel Removel
>>Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 12:31:13 -0800 (PST)
>>
>>Anyone invent a tool for holding the flywheel while you try and loosen the
>>bolts? Short of having my wife try and hold it, looking for a hint or tip
>>here..... Thx...
>>
>>=====
>>Dan DiBiase
>>Dayton, NJ
>>'76 MGB Tourer (Driver)
>>'65 MGB Tourer (Project)
>>'66-ish 18GB-U-H 39633
>>NAMGBR #5-2328

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