How tight should flywheel bolts be?
Tighten all bolts evenly, ΒΌ turn at a time in a crisscross pattern until flywheel is completely drawn-up to the crankshaft. Torque all bolts in 3 steps: First to 35 ft/lbs.
Are flywheel bolts torque to yield?
The stock bolts are torque to yield- you torque to a spec then another 90 degrees which permanently stretches (yields) the bolt. This makes it longer but also weaker.
How do you torque a flywheel?
Place a pry bar, pipe, or some other piece of metal between the bolt head and the ground. Turn the flywheel in the direction of engine rotation until it makes contact with your prop, and torque away!
How do I keep my flywheel from spinning?
Use a bar of some sort and position it on the teeth of the flywheel and the frame. Or, hit your rachet with a hammer fast and hard. It’s kinda like a poor man’s impact gun but it works. You use the flywheels own weight as inertia to keep it from spinning.
How do I keep my flywheel from turning?
Have a friend hold a pulley tool or a 17mm on the crank bolt. take a ratchet and socket and put it on the crank pulley. put a long hollow pipe on the handle of the ratchet to make a sort of extension for the handle. rest the new “handle” on the floor, that should lock it from turning.
Should you Loctite flywheel bolts?
Flywheel bolts = red loctite. But, blue loctite is still loctite so you’ll be fine.
How do you wedge a flywheel?
Put a socket and breaker bar on the balancer bolt and let it wedge against the ground / stand. Stick a pipe on it if its not long enough. Put the bell housing on with a couple bolts and wedge a piece of wood between the flywheel gear and the bell housing. Or get the tool that is used to hole the flywheel by the teeth.
What is a flywheel lock for?
Designed to hold the flywheel stationary when removing or replacing the crankshaft bolt. Saves time by not removing the starter motor. Holds the engine in place for high torque requirements. Handle is visible to remind the technician the engine is locked.
Is harmonic balancer bolt reverse thread?
Yes, that bolt is normal thread, counterclockwise loosens it. The engine turns the opposite direction as the bolt removal direction to gaurantee that it won’t back out.