How Do I Get The Flywheel Off
04-18-2003, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Silver Ninety Three' date='Apr 13 2003, 09:10 PM
We have a HUGE impact gun from harbor freight. Had to hook up two 25 gallon compressors to get enough cfm to do it. One big one should work though. I usually only have problems with stock motors. Mazda used a ridicilus amount of torque on the flywheel nut. The remans are easier.
you need a thundergun/indycar/F1 car impact gun
04-18-2003, 08:57 PM
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you just need to go somewhere that has 1" drive sockets.
napa has them, thats where I bought mine. Snap-on trucks have them too, I imagine they are available through sears/craftsman too. You'll need a 1'2" to 1" drive adapter to use it on what is likely a 1/2" drive on your rachet or impact gun.
napa has them, thats where I bought mine. Snap-on trucks have them too, I imagine they are available through sears/craftsman too. You'll need a 1'2" to 1" drive adapter to use it on what is likely a 1/2" drive on your rachet or impact gun.
04-19-2003, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotaryman88' date='Apr 19 2003, 10:19 PM
I used an impact wrench on the jspec, it came right off actually...I don't have a very large fancy impact wrench
05-20-2003, 09:45 AM
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The Flywheel nut is a 54mm or 2 1/8" I took mine off with a 3/4 drive socket and a 1/2 drive impact... that was the easy part..
I then went to harbor freight and got a puller set... steering wheel puller type thing. I did have to go buy 2 new bolts to thread into the flywheel, and i made an extension for the puller out of 1/4 x 1 steel bar. bolt it all on the flywheel with a piece of copper (or aluminum) plate so that I didn't break the pilot bearing, and back to the impact for turning the puller, Id suggest not being directly under the flywheel, they are quite heavy and painful. Give it a little turn with the impact, and a rap with a deadblow hammer.. should just be a matter of time..
Remember this : The car WILL NOT win, You are smarter and have more tools.
I then went to harbor freight and got a puller set... steering wheel puller type thing. I did have to go buy 2 new bolts to thread into the flywheel, and i made an extension for the puller out of 1/4 x 1 steel bar. bolt it all on the flywheel with a piece of copper (or aluminum) plate so that I didn't break the pilot bearing, and back to the impact for turning the puller, Id suggest not being directly under the flywheel, they are quite heavy and painful. Give it a little turn with the impact, and a rap with a deadblow hammer.. should just be a matter of time..
Remember this : The car WILL NOT win, You are smarter and have more tools.
