I have the right socket and a big breaker bar, but how should i keep the flywheel from moving?

 

Gooood Luck!
I ended up having to take mine to a deisel shop to get the nut off.
It is on there with like 360 foot pounds.
I have heard of guys attaching street sign posts to the end of beaker bars and hanging from them to get them off.
There are things connect the bell housing to the flywheel and keep it in place, but I don't know where to get them. There is also a torque converter shown in the Hayes manual, but no one I talked to knew where to get that either.
After you get the nut off, you have to pound on the flywheel with a large hammer to get it to pop off (remember to keep that nut threaded on slightly, or the flywheel will pop off and break somthing).
Then you will have to get the nut put back on at the right torque spec. 330-360 ft pounds.

 

Yeah, I took mine to a tranny shop. They put it on and took it off for free. Just talk engines with 'em and they probally won't charge you. I think that nut is supposed to go on one way. Not sure but look at the thing.

James

 

Haha I drilled a 4 foot steel bar and bolted it up to keep it in place .... then I hooked a chain to the end of the breaker bar. The other end of the chain was my 1100cc motorcycle, broke it free in no time

 

use a really big wrench and take the nut of then u will have to use a crow bar pulling every time the oposite side out a bit by bit but it can be done

 

oh make sure u have a rench between the 4 bolt on the other side

 

You need something to keep the flywheel from moving, like what Rpeck used. What you should get is a 4 foot long piece of steel that is about 1/4" to 3/8" thick and about 2 inches wide. Then drill holes and bolt it to the flywheel. (this is like what comes with the racing beat big nut remover tool) Then let that hit the ground or the body of your car while you use the big breaker bar to get the nut free.

I really recommend getting a 4lb hammer (cheap at the hardware stores), cause it makes it much easier to get the nut free, you just bang on the end of your breaker bar and it acts like a impact wrench. You will also will probably need the hammer to free up the flywheel once you get the big nut removed. You need to give a good smack with a heavy hammer on the outer face of the flywheel and it will come loose. A regular hammer wont work for this though, dont even bother trying (I know from experience). Just remember to leave the nut on a few threads so the flywheel doesnt fall off and land on your foot or something.

 

8 foot breaker bar, 3 grown men holding the engine down and one guy holding the flywheel in place with a crow bar now thats TEAMWORK

 

I just used a 2 meter length of angle iron to hold it in place. Two holes drilled into it to bolt it to the flywheel. The car was only about 18" off the ground. A breaker bar with the 2 1/8 socket did the trick. I was lucky. Mine seemed to take less effort than most. Oh well, at least I was prepared for the worst.

jerk_racer@hotmail.com

 

To hell with all that "weld this and drill this to keep the flywheel from moving" garbage!

Mazda makes a part to hold the flywheel, why not use it? The thing is like $45 and it's far better than trying to wedge a crowbar in there, or making 3-foot long rods to bolt on to it, or...

I don't have my Mazda part book handy, but if go to the dealer and grab one, look in the back in the "Special Tools" section.

Good luck!

 

Just use a GOOD impact gun.

I use my MATCO gun and it pops the nut off so fast that I dont even have to hold the flywheel.

If you dont have a gun or compressor, its worth the $; even if you think youre never gonna use it again.

 

i used a cold chisel and mallat for the flywheel nut, worked second hit. f@#$s up the nut, but u can buy a 2nd hand one for $2.

otherwise for the front ES nut i got a i got a portable gas burner to melt the locktight. and then used a wrench. easy

 

yeah I saw my boy Jose use a chisel and sledge hammer once, I was impressed, first shot and the nut was reusable!

 

I got the flywheel stop froom mazdatrix for 21.00 worth every penny. I also had to get the puller from them too !!!!!!

 

Get the flywheel holder from mazdarix. I think mine was 22.50 or something. Well worth every penny.

 

damn thxs guys, my impact gun should arrive this week in the mail ( all my tools were stolen) and i tried with my dads impact from his work and the damn socket was only a 12point so i couldn;t get it off, im getting the 2 1/8 6-point impact socket tommorrow. once agian thxs for all the info.

 

I know I'm gonna regret trying to explain this, but I'll tell you guys anyway.

When I replaced my clutch, pressure plate, and rear main seal a couple of months ago, I used the pressure plate as a flywheel stop.

I wish I had a picture...but I'll try explain...

Well, you know how the flywheel has those dowels in it to line up with the pressure plate in addition to the bolts? Well I used one of those dowels, and one bolt to put the pressure plate on the flywheel so it looked like a figure 8. The flywheel being the top circle of the 8, and the pressure plate being the bottom. I then turned the flywheel until the pressure plate was up against the frame, then took the big wrench and socket, and with all my might broke the bolt free.

I thought of using a crow bar, or somthing, but everything I thought of had too great of a possiblity of slipping and damagaing the flywheel. It sounds strange, but it really did work perfectly. If your not replacing your pressure plate though, I would just order the tool and use that.

later,
Salguod

 

Oh yah I almost forgot. I actually found the flywheel puller you need to do this at Autozone of all places for just $10. If you have one near you, and you need the the puller, check them out.

 

When I replaced the clutch and flywheel in my 84 Cosmo, I tried every stupid DIY trick in the book to hold the flywheel and get that nut off, with no luck (but some blood). In the end I hired a rattle gun and compressor (I'd borrowed the 2¼" socket off my local friendly rotary mechanic!) and had the nut off in about 30 seconds, without having to hold the flywheel at all! Getting the flywheel off was another matter, but it involved much violence and cursing...

 

Use a 3/4" impact wrench and the 2 1/8" socket... Comes off in a couple seconds, screw using a flywheel puller I broke 2 of them, just tap the flywheel with a hammer and turn and tap and turn. Now the front pulley's 19mm is a different story, you will have to lock the flywheel and use a breaker bar

Ooops forgot, leave the nut (2 1/8") threaded a few turns so when it pops off it dont break your foot

 

so after i pop off the nut, with a impact gun, screw the nut on a couple off turns and then tap the flywheel with a metal hammer, while turning it and it will come off? now how about that real oil seal? is that easy?

 

Yelp you got it , turn the flywheel 1/8 turn and hit from the back side, and turn and hit etc till it pops off. I mean you gotta hit it hard too, probally need a box hammer.

The rear seal is easy, just pops out with a screwdriver...

 

thanks much!

 

I also want to get my flywheel resurfaced. Where can i get this done and about how much? And im not replacing my clutch so is it still a good idea to have the flywheel resurfaced? or should i just use some fine sandpaper.

 

You can get your flywheel resurfaced for about $40 at Red Rooster, if theres one near you. I'm not sure of any other places that will do it.