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Subject:Re: flywheel bolts stuck
From:Zoran Mladen
Date:Sun, 21 Nov 2004 10:11:42 -0800

I assume you will be using replacement bolts since these are in bad condition now.  If you have an impact chisel, use it to beat a notch in the bolt, and then go in at a 45 degree angle to punch the bolt in a counter clockwise direction - loosening it.  This always seems to work for me.

Z

Scott Norville <kr2no@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
I have the Autozone brand of "bolt-out" or whatever. The problem is, the
bolts are inset in the flex plate without enough clearance above or around
the head to get one of these on it. I also have the kind you drill a hole in
the head and screw into, but "screwed" is the key word whenever I have used
these. Anyway, I don't weld and I need to get the bus back on the road so it
will probably keep dripping (the tranny was out for rebuild). I might try
hitting it with a propane torch and hammering in a bigger 12-pt, add some
curses if the kids are out of earshot....

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