

| Subject: | Re: stripped flywheel bolt |
| From: | Bob Donalds |
| Date: | Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:55:18 -0500 |
Karl Wolz wrote: > > When I went to remove my flywheel today, I found that all of the hex bolts > had been rounded a bit by the engine's previous owner. I managed to get > four of them out with no real problems (just hammered the wrench into the > bolt head). The last one was, and now is more of, a mess. I had applied > WD-40, tapped it with a hammer, and applied heat. Any suggestions on what > to do now? I'm planning on drilling it out tomorrow. > > Thanks, > > Karl Wolz Karl I dont think its a good idea to heat the flywheel bolt the main bearings and the needle bearing could fail if you do. use the hammer and chisel to turn the bolt. you could drill the head off the bolt and then turn the remander out if it has not been locktited into place. snap on tools makes what they call a turbo socket that can be used on socket head bolts they grab the out side of the socket head bolts and it works realy well Bob
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