Tony; I had two kids stand on a 4' steel bar bolted to the flywheel, my wife stood on the engine and I jumped on a 6' cheater pipe attached to the breaker bar to get that #$%^&* pulley bolt off! It is NOT left handed, just tight.I think you are right,you must remove the pulley and fly wheel to split the case. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86crewcab(Bessie);85 GL(Elvis) Ginsberg's Restatement of the Three Laws of Thermodynamics: You can't win. You can't break even. You can't quit. On Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:26:42 -0500 Tony Kimmons <akimmons@PDQ.NET> writes: >Hey folks... >Trying to split the case today on my 87GL......Any suggestions on how to get that bolt off. I'm using a 30mm socket and a 18" breaker bar.... >I don't have the tool that the Bentley suggests you get... >Any chance that this is a Left-Handed bolt? >What do you run into if you crack the case and leave the pulley and the clutch in place? Or can you... it looks like there is a case bolt >under the flywheel?? > >So should I put a big piece o pipe on my breaker bar and get my fat >friend to sit on the engine or what? > >Any suggestions more than welcome! These are such beautiful cars... >I really need to keep this one going. > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] |
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