What i have done is take a 1/4" thick pieco of flat stel or angle iron and drill two 5/16"(8mm) holes and ream them out a little. The holes need to be the exact distance apart that the clutch bolts on the flywheel are. I don't remember if I set it up for using two consecutive clutch bolts or using one bolt hole and then skipping a hole and then usingthe next one. I suppose you could drill it both ways for flexibility. If you make the angle iron 3-4' long, the tools will double as a support should you ever need to pop the big flywheel pulley nut on the rear of the engine. That sucker is 270+ ft. lbs.!! There is also a tool most vw parts peddlers in the magazines sell that fits in the top tranny bolt and has a couple teeth that lock the flywheel up wile you tighten. Good Luck MAx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miguel Calvin" <mcalvin@MAC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 9:26 PM Subject: Rear main seal replacement/flywheel removal
> Oh wise ones, > > I need to get the flywheel off to replace the rear main seal. > > How do I stop it from turning while I apply the 100+ ft*lbs needed to turn > the bolts? > > Any tricks known to work without bending anything? > -- > Miguel |
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