John -
I decided to make my own special tool as I have access to a small machine shop
at work. I took a 4" X 6" piece of 3/8" aluminum plate and drilled it to match
the hub bolts then bored out a 2" dia hole in the center of the bolt holes to
accomodate the big crankshaft end bolt and the big sp
Barry Stark wrote:
I'm in the middle of replacing the water pump on my 380SL and it would be an
excellent time to replace my front crank seal as it is seeping just a little
but I need some way to hold the crankshaft so I can unscrew the big bolt
holding on the hub. Anyone have a technique that wo
On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:32:37 -0700 "Barry Stark"
wrote:
> Hmmm...370 Newton MetersCan I loosen it with a 1/2" breaker bar or
> would I need a cheater as well?
370 N-m is 272.9 ft-lb. Are you sure that's the correct number?
Most likely you'll need a cheater, too. The best idea is to use an im
I knowvery carefully :^)
I'm in the middle of replacing the water pump on my 380SL and it would be an
excellent time to replace my front crank seal as it is seeping just a little
but I need some way to hold the crankshaft so I can unscrew the big bolt
holding on the hub. Anyone have a techniqu
