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YoungRookie · 05-05-2005, 06:07 PM

Im in the middle of swapping in a new tranny and clutch, i got the tranny and clutch out but now i cant get the flywheel bolts off. I cant break them loose and its even harder since i have to jam a screw driver in there to keep it from spinning. Will i have to use a impact wrench to get them off? Any sort of ideas?

Also have another question. Does anyone have or know where i can find a diagram to hook up a blitz power id meter? i got one for free and dont know how to hook it up. thanks ahead of time.

gonzoes14k · 05-05-2005, 06:09 PM

Impact will work!

infinitexsound · 05-05-2005, 06:22 PM

impact will definetly work.... if u cant find one then youd have to find one of those fly wheel holders... if doing by hand..

mjjstang · 05-05-2005, 07:28 PM

yah lets just say this was the final straw that broke my wallet when I invested in a compressor, I think this was the only reason I bought it really, but knew it would come in handy later on. which it has kinda.

nissan_driver24 · 05-05-2005, 07:39 PM

u can get one of those tools that stops the piston from moving up, which won't let the flywheel turn.... it looks like a long screw that will be screwed the spark plug hole.... it might be a cheaper alternative if u don't have impact tools on hand....

420sx · 05-05-2005, 07:53 PM

fucka an impact.

hold the front pulley with a 26 mil ( i think) socket and wrench (or push it behind alternator so it dont move if u dont have a friend.

then make leverage, i used bar from floorjack, put it on the wrench with the socket to match the flywheel bolts (i think 14). and pry them! so fucking easy. why people have problems with this?

projectRDM · 05-05-2005, 08:00 PM

Flywheel bolts are 19mm.

lilredstiffy · 05-05-2005, 08:59 PM

Man you guys do too much work sometimes

ive had awesomely easy luck just wedging a giant flathead screwdriver between a tooth and the ground
easy

aa87 · 05-05-2005, 09:26 PM

Mine were overtorqued, even an impact wrench couldnt get them off, luckily the flywheel wasnt too bad

infinitexsound · 05-05-2005, 09:56 PM

spray some lubricant tap the bolt real quick for every other hour shit will come loose if u use a ratchet and smack the end with a hammer... kinda like a impact gun durrr............. lol

Andrew Bohan · 05-05-2005, 10:09 PM

i used a 2 foot breaker and long prybar to hold the teeth

just be happy you don't have a single 55mm flywheel nut that needs to be torqued to 300+ ft lbs

*drifterx* · 05-05-2005, 10:19 PM

get 2 wrenches and a breaker bar or 2,
2 ways of doing it....

1) use the breaker bar on the one u want to take off, now use the other one and hold onto the bolt on the opposite side of that bolt..... this will prevent the wheel from turning....

2) use one on the bolt and the other on the crank bolt.....
u should be fine, i like the first method. just remember u need to keep the bolt there so u can turn the one opposite of it

theicecreamdan · 05-06-2005, 12:43 AM

^^ that was how I did it, but then you run out of bolts to hold the flywheel still while you loosen the last one. but then you just use a long screwdriver and use two of the loose bolts to hold the flywheel still.

kandyflip445 · 05-06-2005, 02:08 AM

It's called a flywheel turning tool.

mjjstang · 05-06-2005, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aa87

Mine were overtorqued, even an impact wrench couldnt get them off, luckily the flywheel wasnt too bad

thats because you have a crappy impact wrench, but anyway I have done the screwdriver thing to my buddies and it worked fine, I just used one too small and bent to fuck but it was a craftsman so I didnt mind.

woody · 05-06-2005, 11:18 AM

go to autozone or Kragen. They'll rent you a flywheel holding tool.

Xren17 · 05-06-2005, 12:54 PM

Sometime, you just can't do it without a compressor and a 500lb impact wrench. I had to change my clutch and flywheel last weekend and we tried everything. Nothing worked until we used the heavy duty impact wrench.

YoungRookie · 05-06-2005, 01:32 PM

Do you think i could do it with a tire iron, IIRC a tire iron has 19mm so it will fit on. Hmm i might try this once i go home.

Xren17 · 05-06-2005, 02:58 PM

I don't know. I had three people trying to take mine off and it won't budge and that's with a 3' breaker bar. It all depends on how over torque the bolts were.

YoungRookie · 05-06-2005, 04:27 PM

OKay, i got it off. I jam a screw driver in there and got a big breaker bar and put all my muscle into it and they brooke loose. Now i just have to take it to be resurfaced.

Does anyone know what hot spots look like? There are little spots on my flywheel but i dont know if they should be there or not.

05-05-2005, 06:07 PM	#1
YoungRookie Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Geencastle, PA Age: 36 Posts: 1,068 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Flywheel removal?? Im in the middle of swapping in a new tranny and clutch, i got the tranny and clutch out but now i cant get the flywheel bolts off. I cant break them loose and its even harder since i have to jam a screw driver in there to keep it from spinning. Will i have to use a impact wrench to get them off? Any sort of ideas? Also have another question. Does anyone have or know where i can find a diagram to hook up a blitz power id meter? i got one for free and dont know how to hook it up. thanks ahead of time. __________________ 92 Hatch, KA-T, T28, 12 PSI, FMIC, 3" TBE, EFI ECU, 440cc Inj, And more...

05-05-2005, 06:09 PM	#2
gonzoes14k Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lynchburg,VA Age: 42 Posts: 626 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Impact will work! __________________ "To establish the sports car, you have to race it," Zora Arkus-Duntov

05-05-2005, 06:22 PM	#3
infinitexsound Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: INtraweb Age: 42 Posts: 3,522 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	impact will definetly work.... if u cant find one then youd have to find one of those fly wheel holders... if doing by hand.. __________________ S14 TrackSlut coming to a raceway near you... 510 TimeAttack on its way...

05-05-2005, 07:39 PM	#5
nissan_driver24 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 40 Posts: 451 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	u can get one of those tools that stops the piston from moving up, which won't let the flywheel turn.... it looks like a long screw that will be screwed the spark plug hole.... it might be a cheaper alternative if u don't have impact tools on hand.... __________________ --240sx Driver Since 2002 to 2013--

05-05-2005, 07:53 PM	#6
420sx Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Age: 42 Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: 420sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	fucka an impact. hold the front pulley with a 26 mil ( i think) socket and wrench (or push it behind alternator so it dont move if u dont have a friend. then make leverage, i used bar from floorjack, put it on the wrench with the socket to match the flywheel bolts (i think 14). and pry them! so fucking easy. why people have problems with this? __________________ hydropgrahics! ls1......

05-05-2005, 07:28 PM	#4
mjjstang Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,654 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	yah lets just say this was the final straw that broke my wallet when I invested in a compressor, I think this was the only reason I bought it really, but knew it would come in handy later on. which it has kinda.

05-05-2005, 08:00 PM	#7
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Flywheel bolts are 19mm. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

05-05-2005, 08:59 PM	#8
lilredstiffy Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: louisiana Posts: 618 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Man you guys do too much work sometimes ive had awesomely easy luck just wedging a giant flathead screwdriver between a tooth and the ground easy

05-05-2005, 09:26 PM	#9
aa87 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shreveport, LA Age: 37 Posts: 1,116 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Mine were overtorqued, even an impact wrench couldnt get them off, luckily the flywheel wasnt too bad

05-05-2005, 09:56 PM	#10
infinitexsound Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: INtraweb Age: 42 Posts: 3,522 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	spray some lubricant tap the bolt real quick for every other hour shit will come loose if u use a ratchet and smack the end with a hammer... kinda like a impact gun durrr............. lol __________________ S14 TrackSlut coming to a raceway near you... 510 TimeAttack on its way...

05-05-2005, 10:09 PM	#11
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i used a 2 foot breaker and long prybar to hold the teeth just be happy you don't have a single 55mm flywheel nut that needs to be torqued to 300+ ft lbs

05-05-2005, 10:19 PM	#12
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	get 2 wrenches and a breaker bar or 2, 2 ways of doing it.... 1) use the breaker bar on the one u want to take off, now use the other one and hold onto the bolt on the opposite side of that bolt..... this will prevent the wheel from turning.... 2) use one on the bolt and the other on the crank bolt..... u should be fine, i like the first method. just remember u need to keep the bolt there so u can turn the one opposite of it __________________ I am GOD!

05-06-2005, 02:08 AM	#14
kandyflip445 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Arden, NC Age: 40 Posts: 4,460 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: kandyflip445 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	It's called a flywheel turning tool. __________________ My 240 vBgarage

05-06-2005, 11:18 AM	#16
woody Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: sacramento Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	go to autozone or Kragen. They'll rent you a flywheel holding tool.

05-06-2005, 12:54 PM	#17
Xren17 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Diego / Cerritos Posts: 341 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Sometime, you just can't do it without a compressor and a 500lb impact wrench. I had to change my clutch and flywheel last weekend and we tried everything. Nothing worked until we used the heavy duty impact wrench.

05-06-2005, 01:32 PM	#18
YoungRookie Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Geencastle, PA Age: 36 Posts: 1,068 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Do you think i could do it with a tire iron, IIRC a tire iron has 19mm so it will fit on. Hmm i might try this once i go home. __________________ 92 Hatch, KA-T, T28, 12 PSI, FMIC, 3" TBE, EFI ECU, 440cc Inj, And more...

05-06-2005, 02:58 PM	#19
Xren17 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Diego / Cerritos Posts: 341 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	I don't know. I had three people trying to take mine off and it won't budge and that's with a 3' breaker bar. It all depends on how over torque the bolts were.

05-06-2005, 04:27 PM	#20
YoungRookie Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Geencastle, PA Age: 36 Posts: 1,068 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	OKay, i got it off. I jam a screw driver in there and got a big breaker bar and put all my muscle into it and they brooke loose. Now i just have to take it to be resurfaced. Does anyone know what hot spots look like? There are little spots on my flywheel but i dont know if they should be there or not. __________________ 92 Hatch, KA-T, T28, 12 PSI, FMIC, 3" TBE, EFI ECU, 440cc Inj, And more...