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Date:         Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:57:22 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: vw tools?
Comments: To: Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <06ae01c89c10$8dc38530$0a00a8c0@OWNERMIKE>
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I didn't see every word of this thread, But people are not aware of the extremely common air-cooled vw flywheel holder tool ? It's a small block of steed with two teeth on it that engage with the flywheel teeth, and a hole through it to bolt it to an upper mounting hole at the top of the case. These have been around for well over 30 years. ( let's see, from the 60's until now - dang, that's over 50 years. ) They come with teeth of both sides, so they'll work with either a 6 volt air-cooled engine and flywheel, or the common 12 volt flywheel, which means it works with a waterboxer.

There's another type of flywheel holder too, it's a long thing with a handle on it, with a part that sort of flips and engages a flywheel tooth- this is a generic tool designed to work on most flywheels, on all cars. I've not seen those for sale that often though.

When it's 'really bad'..........I'll resort to the 3/8 thick flat bar bolted to two pressure plate bolts. Nice long bar too, like 2.5 feet. That'll hold it all right.

And there is always the impact gun, though that's not as kosher as good hand tools. Scott

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 1:14 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: vw tools?

My best advice here, is to never use a lower engine stud, they break fairly easily under this stress. It's much better to get a longer piece of angle iron (or 2 X 4) and bear against the ground, rather than the stud. It's safer. Where are you gonna get a new stud when you break the one you have? IMHO, even using a nut and bolt through an upper mount hole is still better than using that lower stud.

Mike B.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Zoltan Kuthy" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 11:55 AM Subject: Re: vw tools?

> The most simple I could come up with was; a short piece of flatbar with > holes at each end, one hole fits the engine stud that is for the > transmission, and the other is bolted to the flywheel, to one of the > clutch > bolt holes, with one of the clutch bolts, of course. So, I carry it in my > little fishing tool box that is loaded with all the tools you would ever > need for fixing a Vanagon. > This little tool works either way, to open or tighten the bolts of the > flywheel. > Zoltan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 8:31 AM > Subject: Re: vw tools? > > >>I used to do something similar, though much less stable. >> >> Two bolts in the flywheel, with a long bar inbetween them braced >> against the ground. >> >> I like the one bolt option better! >> >> Neil. >> >> On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 7:20 AM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote: >>> In a pinch, another homebrew solution to hold flywheel is to install >>> a longer bolt in one of the pressure plate bolt holes. >>> >>> Then find a "double box" wrench (looks something like this): >>> http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT?PMPXNO=1666880&PMT4NO=0 >>> >>> Place one end of the wrench on the longer pressure plate bolt you >>> installed. >>> The other end of wrench goes on one of the bottom engine studs. >>> >>> I've done this multiple times with no ill effects. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" >> >> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil >> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.12/1373 - Release Date: >> 4/11/2008 9:17 AM >> >> >

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