You are correct but when you crank the clutchnut so tight that it takes you and a friend to take off the flywheel, you'll cause damage sooner or later ...cvec7 said:Diver, I must disagree and agree w/ you on the piston locking tool. I've used mine on several engines (mostly small-blocks) w/o any problem whatsoever. And, I admit there is a very slight chance of you messing up your piston, and in the case that the piston is that soft in the first place, you'd be better off w/ a new engine.
I got my piston locking tool when I was still a n00b to the hobby, so didn't know any better, but after owning it, I'm glad I did. It has come in handy a whole lot, it's a nice, inexpensive little tool to have, and I have no regrets whatsoever.
But I will agree that it is possible of putting a dimple in your piston, but the likely hood of that happening is very small.
And, I do admit that there are better ways to remove the flywheel that don't put any strain on the engine, but I just wanted to say that a piston-locking tool isn't as bad as most think.
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Also!!!
A lot of engines I usta redo had bent shafts on the fly wheel for the clutch .They probley used a wrench to tighten the nut on the fly wheel and bent them a little so Use a socket!!! The shafts that are bent can really cause clutch problems even if they are bent just a little.
A lot of engines I usta redo had bent shafts on the fly wheel for the clutch .They probley used a wrench to tighten the nut on the fly wheel and bent them a little so Use a socket!!! The shafts that are bent can really cause clutch problems even if they are bent just a little.
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I bought a flywheel wrench to hold the flywheel while I wrench off the nut a deep socket on a scerwdriver style handle. Duratrax makes a pretty good FW wrench. I also have an OFNA one. To get teh flywheel itself off I iether try to get it to wiggle or use very light pressure with a wide blade screwdriver at the back of it.
