Second Gen

iTrader: (4)

Hey guys (And gals if you are on-line). I have a old N/A 13B that I wanted to tear down to see what damage was caused when it overheated (Ran dry of water by the previous owner). So I started tearning it down and have all of the peripherals off the engine except the flywheel. So I went to my local Sears and bought a 2 & 1/8th 6 point socket & and a breaker bar. I've tried to get it loose using this setup, but it just wont come loose (It doesnt help that I am doing this on a concrete floor with no good way to lock down the beast).

Ideas?

autocrash

Uhmm... do you have the flywheel holder thingy? (special part from Mazda...)

copandengr

If you do not have access to a large air impact wrench then you will need to improvise. Find a four foot long piece of 1 1/2 inch angle iron. Drill two holes in it that match the bolt holes used for the pressure plate to flywheel assembly. Use the pressure plate itself as a template to drill the holes.

Attach this angle iron to the flywheel and stand on it while a heavy friend uses the breakover and cheater pipe on the socket. Eventually it will come off.

Second Gen

iTrader: (4)

Thanks!
I will give is a shot tomorrow (Gotta work early)!

Sandmeister

Watch out when you get that flywheel ready to come off....on everyone I ever did, the flywheel shoots off (from all the pressure)....sure doesn't feel good to get hit in the leg or foot w/ one of those!

Henrik

No problem, its out of the car so throw it in the back of whatever else your driving, drive down to the local garage and give a guy a few bucks to spin it off with an impact wrench - there is no substitute for proper tools.

Henrik
87TII

scathcart

Follow the Haynes manual (don't recall if it was in the FSM as well)... it tells you to leave the nut partially on while you pry the flywheel off specifically so this doesn't happen to you. the Flywheel becomes loose enough so that you can just hand-remove the nut and pick up the flywheel. Works perfect.