There should be a bolt hole on the flywheel, several actually that you
can put a longer bolt in that will stop the movement of the flywheel as
you try to loosen the bolts. This longer bolt will hit the bell housing
as the engine turns. Yes you may need more leverage to pop the bolts
loose. If you are working alone, fashion a bar you can bolt to the bell
housing, where the trans was bolted up, that will counter the torque you
are applying when removing the flywheel bolts. Without this counter
leverage you will have a hard time getting them loose. You may still want
to do this even if you have a helper. Remember...righty tighty....lefty
loosey! ;-) Good luck!
On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 23:07:57 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> With the ideas I got earlier in the day, I decided to go for it and
> I
> got the engine out, transmission off, and clutch off. Next, the
> shop
> manual says to take off the flywheel and clutch housing, but I
> can't
> seem to get that to happen. It appears I have to get the flywheel
> off to
> get to the bolts holding on the housing. But, I can't get the
> flywheel
> off. It's hard enough to keep it from rotating, but even when I can
> keep
> it still, I can't get enough leverage to break the bolts free. Is
> this
> common for these trucks? In the searching I did, it sounds like
> sometimes this can be a trouble spot. I'm kind of concerned I'll
> round
> off the bolts. I don't even want to know what happens if I do that.
> I
> have tried at least 4 of them with no luck yet. Could I be doing
> something wrong? Do I need a longer wrench? I think if I get any
> more
> leverage, I'll need a more reliable way to lock the flywheel in
> place.
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