

| Subject: | Removal of flywheel bolts |
| From: | Thomas D. Hanlon |
| Date: | Sun, 19 May 2002 05:16:21 -0700 |
Listees, I have two engines in repair/play in order to install a recently-rebuilt transmission from a donor GL Vanagon in my Westy.. In each of them, it has been impossible for me to remove the flywheel bolts. I have the usual tools, including a Chicago Electric Tools impact wrench, and the item may be a "dud," for which I paid too little in comparison to the prices of "real" impact wrenches I subsequently "window-shopped" at Sears. Would there be any benefit to using the"blue wrench," since the bolts are attached to the shaft, rather than to the flywheel which would be heated? Please offer opinions on methods to separate the flywheels from the engines wthout the use of the impact wrench, if I can avoid it. Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia
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