so yeah
that bolt isn't hard to remove. At all.

work smarter here, not harder!

get a propane (or oxy-acetylene if you're broke and out of propane) torch and get it warm, it'll come right off.

then put it back on 1-2 threads. Then hit the flywheel with a BIG hammer, and it'll pop right off.

 

I used my old as dirt ingersoll rand 1/2" impact and it took that nut right off. just crank those psi's up to 120 and let it rip.

 

Flywheel Stopper from mazdatrix:

3/4" Craftsman Breaker Bar and 54mm Socket from Sears:

Big *** Pipe from my Shed:

Flywheel Nut and Flywheel Removed:


I weigh 155lbs, no torch, no jumping, no problem.

Then you can return the breaker bar and socket to sears afterwards and get your $100 back.

 

 

Prove it man. I am pretty sure if Husky is owned by the same Company then good old ghetto Kmart would sport Huskey with there Craftsman line up. Same goes for Home Depot having Craftsman as well.

 

i work on military planes and we dont have impact wrenches we use breaker bars with pipes all da time with pb blaster.

 

After a little interweb investigation.

Home Depot's Husky brand is made by Stanley Mechanics Tools, a division of the Stanley Works

Sears Craftsman is now made by Danaher Tools

Lowe's Kobalt is made by Snap-On

 

blue point = snap on... same make

 

Thanks Wanked. I knew I wasn't crazy.

 

No,

Me = pwned

I can't remember where I heard that, but I guess I need to start verifying this stuff.

 

If you really want nonstandard methods, just look at how ObliqueFD and I got my flywheel nut loose.

1 ton come-along
1/2 ton chain
1/2" craftsman breaker bar (24" long), 1/2" to 3/4" drive adapter and 2 1/8" socket
tree

Macgyver was here

 

Nice 1+ year thread resurrection...

My *electric* Craftsman Pro impact gun only rated at 260 lb.-ft ALWAYS works.
If it's stubborn, a little heat time with a torch helps.


-Ted

 

go to mazdatrix or order it they have the tool for the flywheel nut and it works

 

**** ya they do, the 3/8 on they make took off the flywheel nut on my motor, and we just keep breaking things with the 1/2 one.

 

Occasionally my 250 Ft-LBs electric impact doesn't work. In that case I just reach for the breaker bar with the 6 foot piece of pipe welded to the handle. That always works.

A little heat goes a long way though. Most of the time the huts are Loctited on and heat is the only reasonable way to release red Loctite.

 

That's almost exactely how I did my first one!!!! I didn't need a tree though. 3/8" x 2' flat stock bolted to the flywheel with a hole on the end for a shackle (ala mazdatrix flywheel stopper without the stupid price tag. Craftsman 3/4" breaker with a pipe on the end. Hook the come-along to the pipe and the other end to the shackle and crank away. Done in a few seconds. Best part is the motor itself isn't under any torque so you don't need to brace the motor against anything.

Of course this was before airtools. Now my 1/2" impact makes short work of it.

 

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog

Is a pretty bad *** impact gun. Used it before. Plan on buying one sometime soon. You can only drag the compressor so many places....

Edit: It is about $530 US without tax... so...

 

Those are the ones that we use, one is a 3/8ths and the other is a 1/2in drive. I love them, compact enough to get into most places and gobs of power, and the batteries last for about 30 tires changes and then some.

 

700 ft. lbs. impact wrench/gun ftw.

excessive? maybe..... but, it came off quick.

 

HEAT!
I dont know if the factory used it, but on rebuilds Ive torn down, the builder used LocTite.
The stuff needs to be heated up in order to break down.
If that doesnt work, the 1" Ingersoll gun does the job

 

My craftsman impact gun was a real POS. I got an Igersol Rand and it took that nut off like it was a joke.

 

I heated up the bolt with a torch and put my 3/4" Craftsman socket wrench and socket on it, had someone hold it down, and hit the end of the socket wrench with a 3lbs sledge. Came off with 2 hits.

 

The crank shaft pulley from a Honda D16 owned my Milwaukee electric impact. It's rated for something like 400ftlbs, and it didn't budge. I had to go ghetto with a 4ft pipe and a breaker bar too.

 

you think a mac 1/2 impact with 800ft/lbs reverse will work with a little heat?

Lloyd

 

i bought the 400ft-lbs 3/4"electric impact gun from harbor freight, gets the flywheel nut off every time

only $80

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92651