The most simple I could come up with was; a short piece of flatbar with
holes at each end, one hole fits the engine stud that is for the
transmission, and the other is bolted to the flywheel, to one of the clutch
bolt holes, with one of the clutch bolts, of course.  So, I carry it in my
little fishing tool box that is loaded with all the tools you would ever
need for fixing a Vanagon.
This little tool works either way, to open or tighten the bolts of the
flywheel.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: vw tools?

>I used to do something similar, though much less stable.
>
> Two bolts in the flywheel, with a long bar inbetween them braced
> against the ground.
>
> I like the one bolt option better!
>
> Neil.
>
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 7:20 AM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote:
>> In a pinch, another homebrew solution to hold flywheel is to install
>>  a longer bolt in one of the pressure plate bolt holes.
>>
>>  Then find a "double box" wrench (looks something like this):
>>  http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT?PMPXNO=1666880&PMT4NO=0
>>
>>  Place one end of the wrench on the longer pressure plate bolt you
>> installed.
>>  The other end of wrench goes on one of the bottom engine studs.
>>
>>  I've done this multiple times with no ill effects.
>>
>
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