RX7 allnight

ok so over time ive removed maybe 4-6 of these. iam removing front bolt so i can swap front covers. i cant get the bolt off!!! i have the engine laying on its flywheel so the trust bearing doesnt drop. iam using the same gun in which i take the flywheel nut off. ive tried to get at this thing many times and no budge with the impact. i can take off flywheel nuts with no prob just one squueze of the gun and it comes off. this 19mm bolt is being a PITA. any help thanks.

RX7 allnight

so the bolt only needs 80-98 ft lbs and some people use locktite? the bolt says 350 on it? whats that number mean

The Wankler

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can you lock the flywheel to the block?

Sideways7

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Blow torch it.
Seriously, get a propane torch and put it on the front bolt for a few minutes to loosen the lock-tite. After that, it should come off with the impact gun.

The Wankler

iTrader: (14)

^^^^^^^^^ True true!

Sideways7

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Before I knew about that, I actually sheared off a craftsman 1/2" impact grade adapter trying to get the damn bolt off. The guy just stared at me and gave me a full refund (this was after I stripped out the gears on my craftsman socket wrench.)

RX7 allnight

i have no bottles for my tourch. i tried a heat gun that gets up to 1500 degrees but that didnt work as well my impact gun is 700+ guess iall go get propane

dvs71990

i took the fllywheel off and locked the counter weight wiht a socket wedged between the bolts, heated the ******, and took a 4ft long pipe. if you even take a breaker bar and hit the thing at t he center of the bar, sometimes t he vibrations cause the locktite to break

RX7 allnight

geez..like a hot knife through butter, got a propane bottle and went at it only took maybe 5 mins to heat it up than with my impact gun came right off. since this is a newer rebuild i guess the locktite was doing its job. most other front ecc shaft bolts come right off since they were installed 10-15+ years ago

Aaron Cake

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Heat it. The Loctite needs to be released. It may take a few heat cycles but it will come out. If you have a good torch (oxy-gas) then get it cherry red and it will be easy to remove.

The Wankler

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It is amazing what heat will do.

LogicFoxX

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I use a cherry picker at the end of a breaker bar, 1-2 tons of lift will break any bolt