CraigN

does anyone know anyway to lock the crank on a cossie so i can get it off ?

proving to be a whore

Spiky

iTrader: (1)

you've undone the 8or so bolts?????

tap the front with a rubber/plastic hamer at either corners

CabrioTurbo

'gun' it off... otherwise assuming the sump is off jam a spanner in the crank/block to stop it turning!

CraigN

no i cannot undo any of the 9 bolts holding the flywheel onto the crank

tappign them with a hammer is not possible due to the proximity of the bolts and the fact they are only 16mm

CraigN

i am in my garage at home i dont have access to air tools

the sump is not off i wouldnt do that anyway could mark the crank

Spiky

iTrader: (1)

we put two bolts through 2of the 3 holes on the bottom pully, put a bar in there

i held the bar paul undid the bolts, was simple... well he is strong

CraigN

my usuall method is to use the teeth on the flywheel and my crowbar i jam it in between the teeth and the floor using the weight of the engine but its just not working with this badboy lol

zvhturbo

A good trick i always use is to use a Battery clamp. Put a bolt through the centre and into one of your gearbox mounting holes, turn the clamp until it locks into the teath of the flywheel. You can then undo the flywheel bolts.

Matt.

foreigneRS

did this last week the easy way mate.

go out and buy one of those 12V hammer action wheel nut undoing jobs. put it on your battery and something inside spins up and suddenly whacks the bolt undone. do it 2 or 3 times on each bolt and they'll fly out.

excellent tools. will find a link in a sec to show you what i mean.

trust me, this is the best way if you don't have a proper air hammer or proper electric wazz gun.

DazC

iTrader: (1)

using one of the bellhousing bolt holes (with no threads in it) slide a punch into it and use that as a leverage point to get you bar against the teeth of the flywheel if you get me....

CraigN

das i tried that with a macenary chisel

i snapped it


foreigneRS sounds interesting if uve got any more info

foreigneRS

don't know if these are any good?

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=040210258

Spiky

iTrader: (1)

you try my method????

CraigN

im on me own today spiky so i cant

CraigN

i have found a mate with an air gun and another mate who runsa hire shop is letting me borrow a compressor so i will be trying to do it like that first

thansk for all your help

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

strange, i thought flywheels were round


as said, the 2 bolts in the holes and a bit of scaffold pipe should do it

Spiky

iTrader: (1)

JesseT

Ask your friend to take a spanner, grad one of the flywheel bolts with it and hold the spanner really tight.







Then you go sit in the drivers seat and turn the key

foreigneRS

this is the ting i'm talking about. i paid 30 euro's for mine from pikey aldi, but got my brother one from demon tweeks that was a bit more than that (surprise)

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/catalo...P079&pgrp=M005

http://www.classic-car-weekly.co.uk/...cgi?s=ac&o=696

CraigN

on a cosworth the starter motor mounts to the gearbox

to get to the flywheel the gearbox has to be removed so thus so does the starter lol

JesseT

damn... How about feeding 230V AC to the alternator?

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

how about 2 spanners, you will eventually undo all but 1 bolt, then you will need to hold the fly, by using say 2 bolts and your jack handle

PhilM

Craig, them electric impact wrenches are £15 from Argos, got mine at Cribbs....used it to do my flywheels